Provenance
Institution data
| Institution field | Value |
|---|---|
Object Number object id | 1991.17.116 |
Object Sort Number object id | 1991 17 116 |
Primary Rendition No object id | 1991.17.116_a |
Title designation object type | Key |
Medium material | Brass, iron |
Dimensions dimensions | H. 7 1/8 × W. 2 7/8 × D. 1 in. (18.1 × 7.3 × 2.5 cm) |
Classification object type | Metal-Implements |
Date date made | 16th–19th century |
Geo: City production place | Court of Benin |
Geo: Country production place | Nigeria |
Credit Line prior source | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991 |
Provenance provenance | [Charles Ratton, Paris, from 1951]; an American collector, until 1989; (Sotheby's, London, July 3, 1989, no. 92); Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, New York, 1989–1991Court of Benin Objects in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Dynasty reign associated name | Oranmiyan |
Culture ethnic attribution | Edo peoples |
ExhibitionHistory exhibition history | Royal Art of Benin from the Perls Collection The Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 16, 1992–September 13,1992 |
Bibliography bibliography | Ezra, Kate. Royal Art of Benin: The Perls Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1992, p. 241, no. 115. |
Published References bibliography | Sotheby's, London. 1989. Important Tribal Art. Sale catalogue of July 3, 1989: lot 92. "ROYAL ART OF BENIN. The Perls Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art." Kate Ezra. The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York 1992, no. 115 |
| Institution field | Value |
|---|---|
Is Highlight | False |
Is Timeline Work | False |
Is Public Domain license | True |
Object ID object id | 316584 |
Department department and institution | Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas |
AccessionYear accession date | 1991 |
Object Name object type | Key |
Title designation | Key |
Culture ethnic attribution | Edo peoples |
Object Date date made | 16th–19th century |
Object Begin Date date made | 1500 |
Object End Date date made | 1897 |
Medium material | Brass, iron |
Dimensions dimensions | H. 7 1/8 × W. 2 7/8 × D. 1 in. (18.1 × 7.3 × 2.5 cm) |
Credit Line prior source | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991 |
City | Court of Benin |
Country production place | Nigeria |
Classification object type | Metal-Implements |
Link Resource weblink | http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/316584 |
Repository department and institution | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY |
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