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Deutsch: aus der Bronzegießergilde Igun Eronmwon
English: of Bronze Casters Guild Igun Eronmwon
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Deutsch: Benin-Bronze. Gedenkkopf eines Köngis. Formalisierte Darstellung des Oba im Krönungsornat mit Korallenperlenkrone und hohem Korallenperlenhalskragen. Die erste Königkopfsbüste, die für den deutschsprachigen Raum erworben wurde. Detail im Halbprofil.
English: Benin bronze. Commemorative Head of a King. Formalised representation of the Oba in coronation regalia with coral pearl crown and high coral pearl neck collar. The first king's head bust, acquired for the German speaking countries. Detail in half profile.
Date 16th century AD
date QS:P571,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium bronze
medium QS:P186,Q34095
institution QS:P195,Q675774
Accession number
C 2021.22:3
Place of creation
Deutsch: Königreich Benin (Nigeria)
English: Kingdom of Benin (Nigeria)
Object history
Deutsch: Geraubt, nachdem britische Truppen im Februar 1897 das Königreich Benin niederwarfen. Erworben 1897 von Justus Brinckmann, Direktor des Museums für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, weitergabe an das Museum am Rothenbaunm Kulturen und Künste der Welt, Hamburg 2021. Resitution 2022.
English: Looted after British troops crushed the Kingdom of Benin in February 1897. Acquired 1897 by Justus Brinckmann, director of Museums für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, transfer to Museum am Rothenbaunm Kulturen und Künste der Welt, Hamburg 2021. Resitution 2022.
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Source/Photographer Self-photographed by User:Bullenwächter Andreas Franzkowiak, Halstenbek, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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