British Museum
Registration Number: Af1899,0519.1
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Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Uru
English designation
Ewer
Category
Ceremonial Objects
Containers
Provenance
Rollin & Feuardent
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
Af1899,0519.1
Object Name - Commentdesignation
Object Name - Object Namedesignation
jug
Titledesignation
Title translationdesignation
Title typedesignation
Object History Note / Acquisition Notedescription, provenance, notes
Physical descriptiondescription
Cast brass jug with hinged lid.
Materialmaterial
brass
Material - Commentmaterial
Dimensiondimensions
H~W~X~M
Dimension commentdimensions
~~~
Dimension measurement unitdimensions
cm~cm~cm~kg
Dimension notedimensions
Dimension valuedimensions
36.40~17.00~17.50~5.20
Dimension value enddimensions
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Inscription - Noteinscriptions
Inscription - Quotedinscriptions
Inscription languageinscriptions
Inscription positioninscriptions
Inscription translationinscriptions
Inscription typeinscriptions
Production datedate made
16thC - 19thC
Production date - Commentdate made
Producer/Artist - Associationproducer
Producer/Artist - Nameproducer
Techniqueproduction technique
lost-wax cast
Technique - Commentproduction technique
Production placeproduction place
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
Rollin & Feuardent
Acquisition Name Associationprovenance
Acquisition Name Commentprovenance
Excavation/Field Collection Noteprovenance
Excavator/Field collector - Associationprovenance
Excavator/Field collector - Nameprovenance
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
Read & Dalton 1899: Bronze jug with five legs, four in human shape. On the lid is the seated figure of a king or chief holding a polished stone axe in his right hand. The handle is in the form of a snake, and the spout issues from the mouth of a monstrous figure.
Exhibitions Loans and Displays - Current and Pastexhibition history
Exhibited: 1970-1973, London, Museum of Mankind, Divine Kingship in Africa
Bibliographic reference - Citationbibliography
Read & Dalton 1899
Bibliographic reference - Commentbibliography
Bibliographic reference - Referencebibliography
Pl X.1
Conditioncondition
BM/Big No - Number
BM/Big No - Prefix
BM/Big No - item
Collection
DAMS Asset - Number
182988001;182991001;302049001;1613671125;1613671126;1613671127
Other number
Other number - Comment
Other number type
PRN
School/Style
Subject - Comment
?~
Subject - Subject
king/queen~reptile
calc acquisition link.spec acquisition date text
1899