Location:
Mezzanin: Benin and Ethiopia: Art, Power, Resilience
Mezzanin: Benin and Ethiopia: Art, Power, Resilience
Location:
Mezzanin: Benin and Ethiopia: Art, Power, Resilience
Mezzanin: Benin and Ethiopia: Art, Power, Resilience
Commemorative Head of a King
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Standort
This Commemorative Head of a King 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.
64699
Collection
Object Name
Commemorative Head of a King
Acquired by
William Downing Webster (1868 - 1913) - GND
Collection
William Downing Webster (1868 - 1913) - GND
Accession via
Georg Haas (1841 Schlaggenwald - 1914 Schloss Mostau, Westböhmen) - GND
Dated
19th century
Accession Date
1899
Culture
Material
Brass
