Provenance

4 events

Production

unknown to February 22, 1897 (day approximate)

The object was produced by Unknown member(s) of the Igun-Ẹrọnmwọn guild in Benin City.

Looted

February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to June 1899 (year approximate)

The object was looted by February 1897 Unknown member of the British colonial military campaign on Benin from Benin Kingdom.

Unknown

February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to 1936

The object is known to have come into contact with the Wellcome Collection, Henry Solomon Wellcome and London Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, later in London.

Donation

1954

The object was donated by London Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine to the Wellcome Collection and the British Museum in London.

Institution data

British Museum

The data was transferred directly by the institution.

Last updated: 2025-06-10

Language: english

Institution field	Value
Registration number object id	Af1954,23.369
Additional IDs object id	233513 (Wellcome Collection number)~87 (Dark number)
PRN object id	EAF21291
Object Type designation	neck-ring (?)
Description description	Neck-ring (?), altar-ring (?) made of brass.
Ethnic name (made by) ethnic attribution	Edo
Date	16thC - 19thC
Findspot place collected	Found/Acquired: Benin City
Materials material	brass
Technique production technique	lost-wax cast
Dimensions dimensions	Height: 27.40 cm~Width: 27.30 cm~Depth: 2.40 cm~Weight: 2325.00 g
Curator’s comments provenance	From tag "altar-ring". Register 1954 Brass neck (?) ring; ridged, octahedral in section decorated with a human face at one point.
Exhibition history exhibition history	Exhibited: 1970-1973, London, Museum of Mankind, Divine Kingship in Africa
Associated events event	Associated Event: British Expedition to Benin City - Feb 1897
Acquisition name (acquisition) provenance	Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine
Acquisition date accession date	1954.0

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