armlet

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Object Type
Museum number: Af1949,46.163
Description: Bronze armlet with copper decorations.
Production ethnic group
Production date: 16thC - 19thC
Production place: Made in: Nigeria
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Benin City
Materials: bronze; copper
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 14.20 centimetres; Weight: 574 grammes; Width: 8.70 centimetres; Depth: 8.80 centimetres
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name
Funder name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1949
Acquisition notes: The series Af1949,46.1 to 845 is the African part of the collection formed by the London dealer William Ockelford Oldman in the years ca.1894-1926, purchased from his widow in 1949. See his biography.
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Af1949,46.163

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