armlet
- Museum number
- Af1947,18.48
- Description
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Armlet; made of hammered sheet brass. Cylindrical in form, secured with metal staples. Repoussé decoration of floral motifs, figure of eight patterns, and cross-hatching with central circles.
- Production date
- 16thC - 19thC
- Dimensions
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Height: 13.20 centimetres
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Weight: 160 grammes
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Width: 8.50 centimetres
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Depth: 8.70 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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See Collection File: Af1947,18.37-61.
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Register 1947:
Bronze armlet of an embossed sheet bent round & stapled; decorated with flowers & geometric ornament.
37-61 BENIN, NIGERIA
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1947
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1947,18.48
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: Y0/57 (Dark: Benin catalogue number)
