Plaque
AF5109B
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF5109B |
| 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 | Man | Attendant | Box |
| Description | Carved ivory crocodile head holding catfish in jaws, half circle form the eyes, hatching and crosshatching , raised band with guilloche patter at center, three decorative bands (hatching, crosshatch, and guilloche) below reaised band. |
| Height | 46.51 cm |
| Width | 33.5 cm |
| Depth | 10.01 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1920 |
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