British Museum
Registration Number: Af1947,18.52
Institution media
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Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ẹroro
English designation
Bell
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Musical Instruments
Provenance
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
Language: english
Registration Numberobject id
Af1947,18.52
Object Name - Commentdesignation
Object Name - Object Namedesignation
bell
Titledesignation
Title translationdesignation
Title typedesignation
Object History Note / Acquisition Notedescription, provenance, notes
Physical descriptiondescription
Bell; lost-wax cast in brass. Quadrangular in form with angled sides and strap handle. Decorated on front panel with European (Portuguese) head in low relief. Decorated with cross-hatched pattern with impressed circles on front and side panels, cross-hatching only on back panel. Circular bosses at each corner. Iron clapper suspended from hole at top.
Materialmaterial
brass~iron
Material - Commentmaterial
Dimensiondimensions
H~W~X~M
Dimension commentdimensions
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Dimension measurement unitdimensions
cm~cm~cm~g
Dimension notedimensions
Dimension valuedimensions
11.60~5.40~5.50~223.00
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
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
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
See Collection File: Af1947,18.37-61.~Register 1947: 'Bronze bell with mask in relief on one side & rectangular hatching elsewhere.'
Exhibitions Loans and Displays - Current and Pastexhibition history
Exhibited: 1970-1973, London, Museum of Mankind, Divine Kingship in Africa
Bibliographic reference - Citationbibliography
Bibliographic reference - Commentbibliography
Bibliographic reference - Referencebibliography
Conditioncondition
Good. Casting flaws across centre of back, right and left panels. Tiny holes above base on back panel.
BM/Big No - Number
BM/Big No - Prefix
BM/Big No - item
Collection
DAMS Asset - Number
1613639861;1613639862;1613639864;1613685840
Other number
Y0/51
Other number - Comment
Dark: Benin catalogue number
Other number type
Miscellaneous number
PRN
School/Style
Subject - Comment
Subject - Subject
european
calc acquisition link.spec acquisition date text
1947