Plaque
AF2073A
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF2073A |
| Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience | Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made | 16th century CE |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Copper Alloy | Brass |
| Technique | Lost Wax Casting |
| Iconography | Woman | Mirror | Standing female figure | Frog |
| Description | Waist pendant. Single female figure wearing a beaded helmet with long side panels, high collar, crossed bandoliers, bracelets, anklets and beaded shirt. In right hand she holds rectangular object. A frog at each side of plaque, cross with curled ends and raised central boss at top right of plaque. |
| Height | 12 cm |
| Width | 9.6 cm |
| Depth | 4.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number | 25798 - Dealer's Number |
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