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1991.13.40

Bead of agate. Perforated. [JC 4/10/2001]

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1991.13.40

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bead of agate. Perforated. [JC 4/10/2001]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Benin City
Cultural groups
Edo
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1897
Date collected
1897
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1991, uncertain Loaned: 2001
Materials and processes
Material Agate Stone, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 44 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1991.13.40
Research and responses

The Dumas-Egerton Collection, of which this is part, was examined by Hermione Waterfield of Christie's in 1984, and a document, dated 7th December 1984, was produced with the title 'Part of the Nigerian Art Collected by Admiral Sir George Le Cler[c] Egerton on the Benin Expedition of 1897 on Deposit at Maidstone Museum' (see RDF). The entry for this object (with 1991.13.41, 1991.13.42, 1991.13.43, 1991.13.44) reads: 'Four agate beads, two of cornelian, two of red jasper; and one bead of dark porphoritic stone, all of lenticular form.' [JC 16 1 2002 / 23 1 2002]

Search terms: Bead, Ornament

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