Tête de cloche anthropomorphe ("Birmingham bell") · Nigéria, Bas-Niger · ID: 3047969
Vendu
650 €
Provenance
Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, GermanyDescription
bronze, with clapper
During the late 19th century, when Nigeria was a British colony, effigy bells were made in England (Birmingham) and traded in the Niger Delta.
The present specimen is probably a “Birmingham bell”. A comparative piece is illustrated in Peek, 2021, p. 142, Fig. 11.4.
Littérature comparée
Peek, Philip M., The Lower Niger Bronzes, New York, London 2021, p. 142, Figure 11.4