British Museum
Registration Number: Af1947,18.36
Institution media
5 Images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Isanrẹn
English designation
Key Hook
Category
Palace Architecture & Ornamentation
Provenance
British Colonial Military Campaign on Benin, February 1897
Smith, Philip Creasey
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
Af1947,18.36
Object Name - Commentdesignation
Object Name - Object Namedesignation
key
Titledesignation
Title translationdesignation
Title typedesignation
Object History Note / Acquisition Notedescription, provenance, notes
Attached label reads: 'Bronze key taken from the king's compound, Ben[in], in the expeditionof 1897'.
Physical descriptiondescription
Bronze key in form of a human-headed hook with suspension chain. Two faces.
Materialmaterial
bronze
Material - Commentmaterial
Dimensiondimensions
H~H~W~X~M
Dimension commentdimensions
chain extended~key only ~~~
Dimension measurement unitdimensions
cm~cm~cm~cm~g
Dimension notedimensions
Dimension valuedimensions
39.00~20.00~2.60~12.80~228.00
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
Nigeria
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
Smith, Philip
Acquisition Name Associationprovenance
Acquisition Name Commentprovenance
executors of
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
Register 1947: Bronze key in form of a human-headed hook with suspension chain. Two faces. "Taken from the King's compound, Benin, in the expeditionof 1897." 28-36. YORUBA, NIGERIA. Register 1947 later addition: [But in Yoruba style as used in Ogboni houses (W.B.F.)]
Exhibitions Loans and Displays - Current and Pastexhibition history
Bibliographic reference - Citationbibliography
Bibliographic reference - Commentbibliography
Bibliographic reference - Referencebibliography
Conditioncondition
BM/Big No - Number
BM/Big No - Prefix
BM/Big No - item
Collection
DAMS Asset - Number
1613382812;1613706450;1613706451;1613706452;1613706453
Other number
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Other number type
PRN
School/Style
Subject - Comment
Subject - Subject
calc acquisition link.spec acquisition date text
1947