Statue
AF2060A
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF2060A |
| Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience | Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made | 17th century CE |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Copper Alloy | Bronze |
| Technique | Lost Wax Casting |
| Iconography | Human Head |
| Description | Commemorative Head representation of the Ọba. Wearing a beaded crown with flower-shaped ornaments, single large bead hangs from center, braids decorated with beads hang from sides and back, (odigba) stacked beaded collar from neck to chin. |
| Height | 30 cm |
| Width | 22.3 cm |
| Depth | 22.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number | 25871 - Dealer's Number |
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