Registration Number: Af1949,46.166
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British Museum
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Registration NumberObject ID
Af1949,46.166
Object Name - CommentDesignation
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Object Name - Object NameDesignation
sword~religious/ritual equipment
TitleDesignation
Title translationDesignation
Title typeDesignation
Object History Note / Acquisition NoteDescription, Provenance, Notes
Physical descriptionDescription
Ada, sword (chief's, ceremonial, decorated with leopards, pommel in form of Portuguese head) made of iron, brass, ivory.
MaterialMaterial
iron~brass~elephant ivory
Material - CommentMaterial
~~
DimensionDimensions
H~W~X~M
Dimension commentDimensions
~~~
Dimension measurement unitDimensions
cm~cm~cm~kg
Dimension noteDimensions
Dimension valueDimensions
102.50~22.00~7.00~2.20
Dimension value endDimensions
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Inscription - NoteInscriptions
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Inscription translationInscriptions
Inscription typeInscriptions
Production dateDate Made
16thC - 19thC
Production date - CommentDate Made
Producer/Artist - AssociationProducer
Producer/Artist - NameProducer
TechniqueProduction Technique
inlaid~carved
Technique - CommentProduction Technique
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Production placeProduction Place
Production place - AssociationProduction Place
Production place - CommentProduction Place
Production place - Site detailsProduction Place
Previous owner - AssociationPrior Source
PO
Previous owner - CommentPrior Source
Previous owner - NamePrior Source
Oldman, William Ockelford
Acquisition Funding Source NameProvenance
Art Fund
Acquisition Funding Source Name AssociationProvenance
CF
Acquisition Funding Source Name CommentProvenance
as NACF
Acquisition NameProvenance
Oldman, D K
Acquisition Name AssociationProvenance
P
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
Register addition "ada".
Exhibitions Loans and Displays - Current and PastExhibition History
Exhibited: 1970-1973, London, Museum of Mankind, Divine Kingship in Africa 1993-1997, London, Museum of Mankind, Great Benin: a West African Kingdom
Bibliographic reference - CitationBibliography
Bibliographic reference - CommentBibliography
Bibliographic reference - ReferenceBibliography
ConditionCondition