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Relief Plaque: Dignitary
Standort
This Relief Plaque: Dignitaryis part of the historical collections from the Benin Kingdom, in present-day Nigeria. In 1897, the kingdom was conquered and Oba (king) Ovonramwen banned into exile. The loot from the royal palace was then sold through the art market to finance the conquest in retrospect. Many of these objects today constitute European collections.
Object data
Inv. No.
64684
Collection
Object Name
Relief Plaque: Dignitary
Accession via
Georg Haas (1841 Schlaggenwald - 1914 Schloss Mostau, Westböhmen) - GND
Accession Date
1899
Culture
Material
Brass