Accession No
E 1904.375 C
Description
Ikoro. Arm cuff of bronze, bearing distinct ornamentation in repoussé.
Place
Africa; West Africa; Nigeria; [Kingdom of Benin]; Edo State; Benin City
Period
Source
British Colonial Military Campaign on Benin [collector]; Webster, William Downing [vendor] Taylor, Charles (Rev.) [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1904.375 C; MAA: AR 1905.776; E 1904.375 A-C; 11261 [written on object]
Cultural Affliation
Edo
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Ikoro [Edo]
Measurements
90mm x 145mm x 90mm Weight 0.17kg
Events
Context (Field collection)
Presumed to have been taken during the British Colonial Military Campaign on Benin, 1897, as Webster became the pre-eminent dealer in looted Benin material
Event Date 2/1897
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Auction / Sale)
Purchased from William Downing Webster in 1904 with money ascribed the Museum’s Accession Fund by Reverend Charles Taylor D.D., (1840-1908), Hebraist and Master of St John’s College
Event Date 1904
Author: Remke Velden
Description (Physical description)
Replacement catalogue card notes: [One of] "three bronze bracelets; one divided into four bands of open trellis-like work; the other two (bearing distinct ornamentation) in repousse."
Event Date 6/6/2000
Author: Remke Velden
Description (Physical description)
A: Splits in metal on both rims, metal very fragile.
B: This is the one with open trellis-like work; traces of old bronze disease.
C: Splits in metal on both rims, metal very fragile with small cracks. [T.Cotterill]
Event Date 15/5/2001
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Amendments / updates)
Photograph of E 1904.375 A-C attached to rear of catalogue card.
Event Date 27/8/2020
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card reads: "1904 E 375 a-c | AFRICA | WEST AFRICA / NIGERIA / Three bronze BRACELETS; one divided into four bands of open trellis-like work, the other two (bearing distinct ornamentation) in repousse. / Benin / Purchased Webster's Sale 1904 / Rev C. Taylor's donation | R. 1905 774-776"
Red circular sticker in bottom right of card.
Event Date 27/8/2020
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Labels & Markings)
The accession number is marked in white on the object.
Event Date 30/9/2021
Author: Benjamina Dadzie
FM:273944
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