sword;
religious/ritual equipment
- Museum number
- Af1903,1216.1
- Description
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Ceremonial sword with an iron blade, in which holes have been pierced, with an ivory handle and an iron loop at the end.
- Production date
- 16thC - 19thC
- Dimensions
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Height: 105 centimetres
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Weight: 1.50 kilograms
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Width: 26 centimetres
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Depth: 20 centimetres
- Location
- On display (G25/dc4)
- Exhibition history
-
Exhibited:
1970-1973, London, Museum of Mankind, Divine Kingship in Africa
- Acquisition date
- 1903
- Acquisition notes
- Af1903,1216.1 and 2 are two similar Benin ceremonial swords, given by the Friends of the British Museum.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1903,1216.1
