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1899.86.13

Bronze foot broken off a figure.

1899.86.13

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bronze foot broken off a figure.
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Benin City
Cultural groups
Edo
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1899
Date collected
By 1899 probably 1897
Acquisition information
Purchased: 12/1899
Materials and processes
Material Brass Metal, Process Lost Wax Cast
Dimensions
Length: max 63 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1899.86.13
Research and responses

This plaque was purchased for the Pitt Rivers Museum on 4th December 1899 at Stevens Auction Rooms. The sale was advertised as "The Great Curio Sale, including a valuable collection of Benin relics and bronzes..." ("Sales by Auction", Daily Telegraph Saturday 2nd December 1899). [JMC 10/03/2023]

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