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Acc Number:
A.1949.101.t
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Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ẹroro
English designation
Bell
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Musical Instruments
Provenance
Wellcome Collection
Wellcome, Henry Solomon
Location
Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8AG, United Kingdom
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Glasgow Life Museums
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Last Updated: 2022-05-17
Language:
english
Acc Number
object id
A.1949.101.t
Description
description
Four-sided cast bronze bell, type put on Oba ancestral altars to call the spirits of the ancestors Looped strip bronze handle, ridges down centre and edges. Iron clapper. Tapering sides with incised diamond design. Coiled horseshoe motif on 1 side.
Materials
material
bronze, iron
Measurements
dimensions
overall: 140 mm x 61 mm x 64 mm 360 g
Item Name
object type
bell
Date Made
date made
Place
production place
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin (place associated)
Source Name
prior source
Wellcome Collection
Provenance Note
provenance
Culture
ethnic attribution
Edo
Legal Status
legal status
PERMANENT COLLECTION