British Museum
Registration Number: Af1897,1217.6
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Digital Benin research
English designation
Pendant Plaque
Category
Ceremonial Regalia
Provenance
British Colonial Military Campaign on Benin, February 1897
Roth, Felix Norman
Roth, Henry Ling
LocationGreat Russell St, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG, United Kingdom
Institution data
Internal Data (eng)
British Museum
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Last Updated: 2022-08-04
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Registration Numberobject id
Af1897,1217.6
Object Name - Commentdesignation
Object Name - Object Namedesignation
waist-pendant
Titledesignation
Title translationdesignation
Title typedesignation
Object History Note / Acquisition Notedescription, provenance, notes
During the British Expeditionto Benin City (Edo) in 1897 objects made of brass, ivory, coral and wood were looted by British soldiers from the royal palace, its storerooms and compounds. Some of these objects were sold or exchanged on the coast. However, many were brought to the UK where they were sold through private auction, donated to museums, or retained by soldiers of the expedition See Collection File: Af1897,1217.1-6.
Physical descriptiondescription
Waist-pendant; lost-wax cast in brass. U-shaped in form with single large suspension loop at top. Depicts mudfish in relief. Series of small loops around outer edge of pendant for suspension of crotals or bells.
Materialmaterial
brass
Material - Commentmaterial
Dimensiondimensions
H~W~X~M
Dimension commentdimensions
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Dimension measurement unitdimensions
cm~cm~cm~g
Dimension notedimensions
Dimension valuedimensions
15.10~12.20~2.20~328.00
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Inscription - Noteinscriptions
Inscription - Quotedinscriptions
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Inscription typeinscriptions
Production datedate made
17thC-18thC
Production date - Commentdate made
Producer/Artist - Associationproducer
Producer/Artist - Nameproducer
Techniqueproduction technique
lost-wax cast
Technique - Commentproduction technique
Production placeproduction place
Benin City
Production place - Associationproduction place
Production place - Commentproduction place
Production place - Site detailsproduction place
Previous owner - Associationprior source
Previous owner - Commentprior source
Previous owner - Nameprior source
Acquisition Funding Source Nameprovenance
Acquisition Funding Source Name Associationprovenance
Acquisition Funding Source Name Commentprovenance
Acquisition Nameprovenance
Roth, Henry Ling
Acquisition Name Associationprovenance
Acquisition Name Commentprovenance
Excavation/Field Collection Noteprovenance
This waist-pendant was looted from Benin City in 1897 by Felix Roth who served as Advance Surgeon on the British Expedition
Excavator/Field collector - Associationprovenance
FC
Excavator/Field collector - Nameprovenance
Roth, Felix Norman
Associated event - Associationevent
Associated event - Eventevent
Associated placeplace collected
Associated place - Associationplace collected
Findspot - Associationplace collected
Findspot - Commentplace collected
Findspot - Placeplace collected
Benin City
Findspot - Site detailsplace collected
Associated name - Associationreign associated name
Associated name - Commentreign associated name
Associated name - Namereign associated name
Associated ethnic name - Associationethnic attribution
Associated ethnic name - Ethnic Nameethnic attribution
Production ethnic name - Associationethnic attribution
Production ethnic name - Commentethnic attribution
Production ethnic name - Ethnic Nameethnic attribution
Edo
Responsible departmentdepartment and institution
Commentnotes
Exhibitions Loans and Displays - Current and Pastexhibition history
Exhibited: 1970-1973, London, Museum of Mankind, Divine Kingship in Africa 1991 Feb-Apr, Norwich, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Man and Metal in Ancient Nigeria
Bibliographic reference - Citationbibliography
Bibliographic reference - Commentbibliography
Bibliographic reference - Referencebibliography
Conditioncondition
Good; some suspension loops missing or damaged around lower edge of pendant.
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Collection
DAMS Asset - Number
182410001;1613639774;1613639775
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Other number type
PRN
School/Style
Subject - Comment
Subject - Subject
fish
calc acquisition link.spec acquisition date text
1897