Provenance
Institution data
| Institution field | Value |
|---|---|
alternative_number object id | |
object_number object id | A.1897.295 |
object_name designation object type | Hip pendant |
description description | Hip pendant of cast brass/bronze in the form of a leopard head mask with iron pupils: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin |
material material | Bronze || Brass || Iron |
dimensions dimensions | Overall: Length 152mm approx. Overall: Width 76mm approx |
production.period date made | Pre 1897 |
technique production technique | Lost wax cast |
production.place production place | Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, Western Africa |
acquisition.source prior source | Webster, William Downing, 1863 - 1913 |
association.subject event | British Punitive Expedition to Benin City, 1897 |
acquisition.date accession date | 1897 |
acquisition.method accession method | PURCHASE |
notes notes | WEST AFRICA. SOUTHERN NIGERIA. BENIN. BRONZES. A LEOPARD'S HEAD. Cast pale bronze with pupils of iron; the lower edge consists of open circles, oval. Benin, West Africa. Obtained in the British Punitive Expedition of February 1897. |
exhibition exhibition history | Legacies of Empire, 2020-11-27, 2023-01-09, National Museums Scotland, National War Museum || Art UK Sculpture (online aggregator ArtUK) |
references bibliography | |
image_ref_no images | PF14495; PF14541; PF1065007; PF1065008 |
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school_style | Benin |
| Institution field | Value |
|---|---|
object_number object id | A.1897.295 |
object_name object type | Hip pendant |
description description | Hip pendant of cast brass/bronze in the form of a leopard head mask with iron pupils: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin |
material material | Bronze || Brass || Iron |
dimensions dimensions | Overall: Length 152mm approx. Overall: Width 76mm approx |
production.period date made | Pre 1897 |
technique production technique | Lost wax cast |
production.place production place | Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, Western Africa |
acquisition.source | Webster, William Downing, 1863 - 1913 |
association.subject event | British Punitive Expedition to Benin City, 1897 |
acquisition.date accession date | 1897 |
acquisition.method accession method | PURCHASE |
notes notes | WEST AFRICA. SOUTHERN NIGERIA. BENIN. BRONZES. A LEOPARD'S HEAD. Cast pale bronze with pupils of iron; the lower edge consists of open circles, oval. Benin, West Africa. Obtained in the British Punitive Expedition of February 1897. |
exhibition exhibition history | Legacies of Empire, 2020-11-27, 2023-01-09, National Museums Scotland, National War Museum || Art UK Sculpture (online aggregator ArtUK) |
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