Linden-Museum Stuttgart: 004670

Linden-Museum-Stuttgart
Linden-Museum Stuttgart: 004670
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Object description
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Object Name High relief (copper alloy) plaque depicting a man wearing a pearl-beaded chest ornament, collar and cap, and hand cuffs. He holds a globe in his hands. Sun symbols are depicted at two corners of the plaque.
Description The rectangular plates with high reliefs are from the royal palace. Here is depicted a high-ranking man, with beaded chest sash, the royal ruff, beaded hood and braids, arm and leg cuffs. The red coral beads represent spiritual power and were very valuable. In his hand he holds a ball. The wraparound skirt is as richly decorated as the background of the plate. In the two preserved corners there are sun symbols. Text: Dietmar Neitzke.
Type Figurenrelief
Materials Copper alloy
Size, Dimensions Width: 18 cm. Height: 45 cm.
Dating of Object

Museum / Collection / Acquisition
This information was provided by the German museum where the object is currently located or where it was located prior to restitution.

Museum Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Museum Inv.-No 004670
Collector Hans Meyer (Leipzig, Germany) donated it to the Linden-Museum. He had previously bought it in London
Acquisition date 1899
Circumstances of acquisition Hans Meyer (Leipzig, Germany) donated the plaque to the Linden-Museum. He had previously bought it in London. Text: Markus Himmelsbach.
   
Notes

Current ownership status and location

Status restituted
Date of last status change 14 December 2022
Current ownership Federal Republic of Nigeria
Holding institution National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM, Nigeria)
Current location Linden Museum Stuttgart (permanent loan)

Categorization for the search functions
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Object Type relief
Materials metal; copper alloy
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Dataset

ID 101
last Change 2023-01-26 12:15:00
License Linden-Museum Stuttgart