Altar ensemble, late 19th century · Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Edo, Royal Bronze-casting Guild ("Igun Eronmwon") · ID: 3050421
sold
EUR 3,000
Provenance
Charles Ratton (1895-1986), Paris, FranceAdalbert von Alföldy, Eislingen, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 9 March 2019, Lot 205
Karl-Ludwig Gallwitz, Friedberg, Germany
Size
H: 23,5 cm
H: 9.3 inch
Description
bronze, aglets, inventory numbers “6182” and “A 396”, base
The tallest figure in the background can be identified as a dignitary His hands rest on the heads of the two smaller figures in the foreground, a gesture of dignity and high rank.
An object of the same subject is illustrated in Annemarie Hefel, Afrikanische Bronzen, Vienna 1948, fig. 4 (see also AHDRC 0087930).
Publications
AHDRC: 0160753