Sculpture
AF5103
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF5103 |
| Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience | Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
| Culture Area | Edo (Africa) |
| Date Made | 19th century CE |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Copper Alloy | Brass | Terracotta |
| Technique | Lost Wax Casting |
| Iconography | Human Figure | Prisoner | Human Head | Crocodile | Tortoise |
| Description | Multi-figure metal altarpieces (aseberia) depicting a kneeling captive wearing large bell necklace and hands tied in front of torso flanked by four severed heads on each side, four figures stand behind (two are broken - only lower legs remain), in front of captive are a tortoise, a crocodile, and a unknown object. |
| Height | 25.4 cm |
| Length | 30.48 cm |
| Width | 22.86 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1920 |
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