British Museum
Registration Number: Af1979,01.4757
Institution media
5 Images
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ẹroro
English designation
Bell
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Musical Instruments
Provenance
Beasley, Harry Geoffrey
LocationGreat Russell St, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG, United Kingdom
Institution data
Internal Data (eng)
British Museum
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last Updated: 2022-08-04
Language: english
Registration Numberobject id
Af1979,01.4757
Object Name - Commentdesignation
Object Name - Object Namedesignation
bell
Titledesignation
Title translationdesignation
Title typedesignation
Object History Note / Acquisition Notedescription, provenance, notes
Acquisition details uncertain. Previously in Beasley collection. Small white tagl attached reads "Lot 207" and "£250" handwritten in pencil.
Physical descriptiondescription
Bell; lost-wax cast in brass. Quadrangular in form with human face on front set within braided cartouche. Braidwork around base, top and handle. Small balls of brass at each corner. Loop handle with iron clapper attached though hole in top. Lettering in gold on front.
Materialmaterial
brass~iron
Material - Commentmaterial
Dimensiondimensions
H~W~X
Dimension commentdimensions
~~
Dimension measurement unitdimensions
cm~cm~cm
Dimension notedimensions
Dimension valuedimensions
17.50~9.00~7.50
Dimension value enddimensions
~~
Inscription - Noteinscriptions
Refers to British Expeditionto Benin City in 1897.
Inscription - Quotedinscriptions
Benin City Feb-y 18th 1897
Inscription languageinscriptions
English
Inscription positioninscriptions
front of bell
Inscription translationinscriptions
Inscription typeinscriptions
inscription
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
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
Acquisition Name Associationprovenance
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
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
An eben sword with the same inscription is known in the collections of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge - See Z 20437
Exhibitions Loans and Displays - Current and Pastexhibition history
Bibliographic reference - Citationbibliography
Bibliographic reference - Commentbibliography
Bibliographic reference - Referencebibliography
Conditioncondition
Fair. Single hole at left proper side. Multiple holes at right proper side.
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BM/Big No - Prefix
BM/Big No - item
Collection
DAMS Asset - Number
1613758489;1613758490;1613758491;1613758492;1613758493
Other number
Other number - Comment
Other number type
PRN
School/Style
Subject - Comment
Subject - Subject
calc acquisition link.spec acquisition date text