Statue
| Object Number: | AF2064B |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Africa Galleries Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience: | Nigeria Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made: | 1400 - 1500 CE |
| Early Date: | 1400 |
| Late Date: | 1500 |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Bronze Copper Alloy |
| Technique: | Lost Wax Casting |
| Iconography: | Human Head |
| Height: | 22.8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number: | 25024 - Dealer's Number |
Description
Head of statue. Chin not confined in "choker". Headdress like AF2063. From royal altar of Benin.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Iyare: Splendor and Tension in Benin\'s Palace Theater (01 Nov 2008 - 01 Mar 2009) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Seven Metals of Africa (12 Nov 1959 - 12 Jan 1960) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Africa Galleries: From Maker To Museum (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery ( Aug 1995 - 11 Sep 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery (1990 - Aug 1995) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery (1987 - 1990) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Journal] Curnow, Kathy. Iyare! Splendor and Tension In Benin's Palace Theatre Vol.: 50, No. 3.. Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 40 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Journal] Purpura, Allyson. African Art, African Voices: Long Steps Never broke a Back Vol.: 38, No. 2.. African Arts. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 78-80 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Blackmun Visona, Monica. 2001. A History of Art in Africa.. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 321 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Blier, Suzanne P. 1998. The Royal Arts of Africa: The Majesty of Form.. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. pg. 272 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 45 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Plass, Margaret B. 1959. Seven Metals of Africa.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 18 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Plass, Margaret B. 1956. African Tribal Sculpture.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 32 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Curnow, Kathy. 2016. Iyare! Splendor and Tension In Benin's Palace Theatre.. pg. 252 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 21 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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