Digital Benin

National Museum, Lagos

Inventory No: LG 1953. 22. 14

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Digital Benin research

Edo designation

English designation

Location Lagos, Nigeria

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National Museum, Lagos

The data was transferred directly from the institution and transcribed by the Digital Benin from Inventory book.

Last Updated: 2021-02-19

Language: English

Inventory NoObject ID

LG 1953. 22. 14

Department of Antiquities Nigerian Museum CatalogueProvenance

Purchases by the Nigerian Government at the Sale by Messrs. Sotheby & Co. Bond Street, London on December 7th, 1953: Mr. W. B. Fagg assistant keeper, British Museum acted for the Nigerian Government at the Sale. n° 186 - Bronze jug from Benin for £600

Object Name (as specified in the 2019 Lagos National Museum store/gallery inventory)

Benin bronze medicine pot.