Object Number: (Object Numbers): AF5106
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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
AF5106
Native Name: (Cultural Affiliations)Edo Designation
Description: (Collection Details)Description
Snake head.
Materials: (Production Details)Material
Bronze|Copper Alloy
Height: (Measurements)Dimensions
113
Length: (Measurements)Dimensions
415
Outside Diameter: (Measurements)Dimensions
Thickness: (Measurements)Dimensions
Unit: (Measurements)Dimensions
Centimeters/Inches
Width: (Measurements)Dimensions
285
Object Name: (Collection Details)Object Type
Sculpture
Iconography: (Subject)Iconography
Animal|Snake Head|Python Head?
Date Made/Origin: (Date of Object)Date Made
16th-19th century CE
Earliest: (Date of Object)Date Made
1500
Latest: (Date of Object)Date Made
1899
Period: (Date of Object)Date Made
Technique: (Production Details)Production Technique
Lost Wax Casting
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 LinePrior Source
Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1920
Events/Events: (Collection Details)/Events: (Repatriation)/Events: (Analysis Details)Event
[EX-2019-1] Africa Galleries: From Maker To Museum - Exhibition (16 Nov 2019)|[EX-2008-7] Iyare: Splendor and Tension in Benin's Palace Theater - Exhibition (01 Nov 2008 - 01 Mar 2009)|[EX-1995-11] African Gallery - Exhibition ( Aug 1995 - 11 Sep 2018)|[EX-1990-9] African Gallery - Exhibition (1990 - Aug 1995)|[EX-1987-8] African Gallery - Exhibition (1987 - 1990)|[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
On Display
Reference: (Bibliography)Bibliography
[Catalogue] Brincard, Marie-Therese. 2004. The Power of Bronze: Royal Sculpture from The Kingdom of Benin.|[Book] Ben-Amos, Paula G. 1995. The Art of Benin. 1-128.|[Catalogue] Roberts, Allen. 1995. Animals in African Art: From the Familiar to the Marvelous.|[Catalogue, Exhibition] Plass, Margaret B. 1959. Seven Metals of Africa.|[Book] Hall, Henry U. 1922. "Great Benin Royal Altar". XIII, No.2 (June). 105-168.|[Catalogue, Exhibition] Curnow, Kathy. 2016. Iyare! Splendor and Tension In Benin's Palace Theatre.