Plaque with ram head · Nigeria, Benin · ID: 3044832
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Provenance
Ludwig Maurer (1907-1986), Heppenheim, GermanyJürgen Maurer, Heppenheim, Germany
Size
H: 17 cm
H: 6.7 inch
Description
metal, collection number “12351”
Such u-shaped pendants were worn by the Oba and important dignitaries attached to a belt around the waist.
For a comparable object see Ezra, 1992, ill. 71.
Comparing literature
Ezra, Kate, Royal Art of Benin, New York 1992, p. 172, ill. 71