Armlet
29-93-4
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 29-93-4 |
| Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience | Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made | Late 18th or 19th century CE |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Ivory |
| Description | Carved cylindrical armlet with figures of leopards and four men in European costume; two are mounted on horses, two on foot carry spears. Numbers written on inside of armlet: #134 printed on sticker; 38003 handwritten on sticker with 121 in different hand below; GBG and 121 handwritten in different places in white ink. |
| Width | 13 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 8.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from the Estate of George Byron Gordon, 1927 |
| Other Number | 134 - Other Number | 38003 / 121 - Other Number | GBG 121 - Collector Number |
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