British Museum
Registration Number: Af1957,11.1
Institution media
1 Images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ẹkpẹtin
English designation
Box
Category
Containers
Provenance
British Colonial Military Campaign on Benin, February 1897
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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
Af1957,11.1
Object Name - Commentdesignation
Object Name - Object Namedesignation
chest
Titledesignation
Title translationdesignation
Title typedesignation
Object History Note / Acquisition Notedescription, provenance, notes
Physical descriptiondescription
Chest with hinged lid; carved from solid iroko wood. Decorated on lid and front panel with interlaced bands separated by zigzag borders. Two sides decorated with central rosette with radiating lines. Chest has three iron hinges and rings at the front for fastening.
Materialmaterial
iroko wood~iron
Material - Commentmaterial
Dimensiondimensions
H~W~X
Dimension commentdimensions
~~
Dimension measurement unitdimensions
cm~cm~cm
Dimension notedimensions
Register 1957: 83 1/4".
Dimension valuedimensions
68.50~208.20~50.80
Dimension value enddimensions
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Inscription - Noteinscriptions
Inscription - Quotedinscriptions
Inscription languageinscriptions
Inscription positioninscriptions
Inscription translationinscriptions
Inscription typeinscriptions
Production datedate made
1890
Production date - Commentdate made
circa
Producer/Artist - Associationproducer
Producer/Artist - Nameproducer
Techniqueproduction technique
carved
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
Victoria and Albert Museum
Acquisition Name Associationprovenance
Acquisition Name Commentprovenance
Department of Woodwork
Excavation/Field Collection Noteprovenance
Looted during the British expeditionto Benin City in 1897.
Excavator/Field collector - Associationprovenance
Excavator/Field collector - Nameprovenance
Associated event - Associationevent
Associated event - Eventevent
Associated placeplace collected
Royal Palace
Associated place - Associationplace collected
UT
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
Oba Ovonramwen N'Ogbaisi
Associated ethnic name - Associationethnic attribution
Associated ethnic name - Ethnic Nameethnic attribution
Edo
Production ethnic name - Associationethnic attribution
Production ethnic name - Commentethnic attribution
Production ethnic name - Ethnic Nameethnic attribution
Edo
Responsible departmentdepartment and institution
Commentnotes
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
BM/Big No - Number
BM/Big No - Prefix
BM/Big No - item
Collection
DAMS Asset - Number
123829001
Other number
W.46-1915
Other number - Comment
Victoria & Albert Museum accession number
Other number type
Previous owner/ex-collection number
PRN
School/Style
Subject - Comment
Subject - Subject
calc acquisition link.spec acquisition date text
1957