Registration Number: Af1944,04.2
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British Museum
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Last Updated: 2022-08-04
Language: English
Registration NumberObject ID
Af1944,04.2
Object Name - CommentDesignation
Object Name - Object NameDesignation
commemorative head
TitleDesignation
Title translationDesignation
Title typeDesignation
Object History Note / Acquisition NoteDescription, Provenance, Notes
Purchased by Harry Beasley from W M Denholm (?) of 35 Howard Place, Edinburgh on 5 November 1927.
Physical descriptionDescription
Commemorative head; lost-wax cast in brass. In form of human head. Three raised scarification marks above eyes. Openwork coral bead cap decorated with additional large beads; single bead at front over forehead. Strands of beads and braids at sides of face. Deep coral bead collar over chin to below mouth. Flanged base with various symbols in low relief.
MaterialMaterial
brass
Material - CommentMaterial
DimensionDimensions
H~W~X~M
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Dimension measurement unitDimensions
cm~cm~cm~kg
Dimension noteDimensions
Dimension valueDimensions
41.00~30.90~32.30~28.90
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Production dateDate Made
17thC(late)-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
M
Production place - CommentProduction Place
Production place - Site detailsProduction Place
Previous owner - AssociationPrior Source
PO
Previous owner - CommentPrior Source
Previous owner - NamePrior Source
Beasley, Harry Geoffrey
Acquisition Funding Source NameProvenance
Acquisition Funding Source Name AssociationProvenance
Acquisition Funding Source Name CommentProvenance
Acquisition NameProvenance
Beasley, Irene Marguerite
Acquisition Name AssociationProvenance
D
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
F
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
M
Production ethnic name - CommentEthnic Attribution
Production ethnic name - Ethnic NameEthnic Attribution
Edo
Responsible departmentDepartment and Institution
E
CommentNotes
Exhibitions Loans and Displays - Current and PastExhibition History
Exhibited: 1970-1973, London, Museum of Mankind, Divine Kingship in Africa 1987, Museum of Mankind (Room 5), 'Introduction to the Collections'
Bibliographic reference - CitationBibliography
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Bibliographic reference - ReferenceBibliography
ConditionCondition
Fair; slight damage to base.