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Chain Mail Fragment
Standort
This Chain Mail Fragment is 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.
64678
Collection
Object Name
Chain Mail Fragment
Accession via
Georg Haas (1841 Schlaggenwald - 1914 Schloss Mostau, Westböhmen) - GND
Dated
17th to 19th century
Accession Date
1899
Culture
Material
Iron, brass
