18th century - 1897: Arhuanran’s palace, city of Udo
1897: Taken as war booty during the Benin Punitive ExpeditionBy 1960: J. J. Klejman Gallery (John J. Klejman, 1906-1995), African art collector and art dealer, New York, NY
1960-2007: Dr. Jay T. Last (1929- 2021) Beverly Hills, California, acquired from above
2007-2014: Guy R. Mace Collection, Springfield, Missouri, through Shango Galleries, Dallas
2014: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from above through Shango Galleries, Dallas
Dark, Philip J.C. An Illustrated Catalogue of Benin Art. Boston: G. K. Hall & Co., 1982, p. 2.1.120 “Z3/35 Plaque, Pendant 3 Fig (Br) Jay Last, Beverly Hills, CA.”
Quarcoopone, E. Nii, "Pendant Plaques,” In The Art of Power/ The Power of Art: Studies in Benin Iconography, Ben Amos, Paula and Arnold Rubin, eds. Monograph Series, No. 19. Los Angeles: Museum of Cultural History, UCLA ,1983: figs. 79 and 80.