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University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)
Object Number: (Object Numbers):
AF5096
Institution media
11 Images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Uko
English designation
Flask
Category
Containers
Provenance
Oldman, William Ockelford
Location
3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
Institution data
Internal Data (eng)
Internal Data (eng)
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)
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Last Updated: 2022-05-19
Language:
english
Object Number: (Object Numbers)
object id
AF5096
Native Name: (Cultural Affiliations)
edo designation
Description: (Collection Details)
description
Cf. 5075. This is of brass and larger.
Materials: (Production Details)
material
Bronze
Height: (Measurements)
dimensions
Length: (Measurements)
dimensions
213
Outside Diameter: (Measurements)
dimensions
11
Thickness: (Measurements)
dimensions
Unit: (Measurements)
dimensions
Centimeters/Inches
Width: (Measurements)
dimensions
Object Name: (Collection Details)
object type
Powder Flask
Iconography: (Subject)
iconography
Date Made/Origin: (Date of Object)
date made
Earliest: (Date of Object)
date made
Latest: (Date of Object)
date made
Period: (Date of Object)
date made
Technique: (Production Details)
production technique
Manufacture Location/Mint: (Provenience Details)/Manufacture Location/Mint: (Production Details)
production place
Place Name: (Place)
production place
Nigeria|Benin Kingdom
Place Type: (Place)
production place
Country|Kingdom
Credit Line
prior source
Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1920
Events/Events: (Collection Details)/Events: (Repatriation)/Events: (Analysis Details)
event
[EX-1959-5] Seven Metals of Africa - Exhibition (12 Nov 1959 - 12 Jan 1960)
Culture: (Date of Object)
ethnic attribution
Edo (Africa)
Department: (Object Details)/Department: (Collection Identification)
department and institution
African
Location: (Current Location)
display status
Collections Storage
Reference: (Bibliography)
bibliography
[Catalogue, Exhibition] Plass, Margaret B. 1959. Seven Metals of Africa.|[Catalogue, Exhibition] Curnow, Kathy. 2016. Iyare! Splendor and Tension In Benin's Palace Theatre.
Website URL
weblink
https://www.penn.museum/collections/object.php?irn=214720
Accession Lot: (Collection Details)
[1920-35]
Culture Area: (Provenience Details)
Other Number Type
Other Number: (Object Numbers)