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Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University
Object Number:
16-43-50/B1481
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1 Images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ama
English designation
Relief Plaque
Category
Palace Architecture & Ornamentation
Provenance
Bates, Oric
Oldman, William Ockelford
Location
11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last Updated: 2021-09-10
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english
Object Number
object id
16-43-50/B1481
Display Title
designation
Plaque depicting chief flanked by two warriors
Inventory Description
description
,
object type
Bronze plaque, rectangular, bas relief of three standing male figures, facing front, holding weaponry, central figure largest and most elaborate, decorative and stippled background, perforated at upper corners
Object Description
description
Bronze plaque depicting chief flanked by two warriors.
Materials
material
Copper alloy, bronze
Dimensions
dimensions
Overall: 48.4 × 36.8 × 8.4 cm (19 1/16 × 14 1/2 × 3 5/16 in.)
Classication
object type
Casting
Quantity
object count
Date
date made
Mid 14th century - Mid 16th century
GeoLocale
production place
West Africa
Geography/Provenience
production place
Africa\Nigeria
Credit Line
prior source
Gift of Oric Bates, 1916
Provenance: Collector
prior source
,
provenance
Collector: British Punitive Force; Dealer: William O. Oldman
Provenance: Acquisition
provenance
Donor: Mr. Oric Bates
Culture/Period
ethnic attribution
Benin
Department
department and institution
Ethnographic
Image Credit Line Reproduction
license
Gift of Oric Bates, 1916. Image © President and Fellows of Harvard College, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 16-43-50/B1481
URL
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https://collections.peabody.harvard.edu/objects/114220
Digital File Number
60743317