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Accession Number:
1908.41.1
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Edo designation
Ama
English designation
Relief Plaque
Category
Palace Architecture & Ornamentation
Provenance
Thompson, Henry Nilus
Location
South Parks Rd, Oxford, OX1 3PP
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Pitt Rivers Museum
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Last Updated: 2021-07-20
Language:
english
Accession Number
object id
1908.41.1
Description
description
Brass plaque with relief figures of fish.
Material / Process
material
Material of original: Brass Metal; Material of original: Bronze Metal
Dimensions
dimensions
Height 375,00 mm
Keywords
object type
Keyword: Plaque; Keyword: Fish Figure
No. of objects
object count
Dating
date made
Date made: 1500 - 1700
Geographical Provenance
production place
Africa -> Western Africa -> Nigeria, Benin
Persons
prior source
PRM source: Henry Nilus Thompson, Field collector: Henry Nilus Thompson
Provenance
prior source
,
provenance
Other Owners, Henry Nilus Thompson
When Collected
date collected
When collected:
Cultural Groups
ethnic attribution
-> Edo
Acquired
accession date
Acquired: 12/1908
Primary Documentation
notes
Accession book entry: : H.N. THOMPSON Esq, Conservator of Forests, Southern Nigeria - Dec. - [1 of] 4 bronze plaques cast by cire perdu process, with relief figures of fishes (2), [snake & crocodiles head,] City of Benin, Nigeria.; Accession book entry: : [added] - 1908.41.1 - 4 numbers given
Research Notes
notes
Archaological / Ethnographic
Archival documentation ID
Class
Class: Figure; Class: Ornament
Collection Type
Object
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