Miniature bell "eroro" · Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Edo · ID: 3045794
sold
EUR 300
Provenance
Belgian Private Collection (ca.1985)Size
H: 9,5 cm
H: 3.7 inch
Description
metal, iron clapper,
Such small bells were worn around the neck by warriors or fastened to the neck of their horses.
The object Miniature bell “eroro” with the object ID 3045794 was last part of the auction 92nd Tribal Art Auction at June 29, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 151 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.
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