Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 04276

Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 04276
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 04276
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 04276

 

Object description
This information was provided by the German museum where the object is currently located or where it was located prior to restitution.

Object Name Plaque, house ornament
Description Depiction of a snake with diamond-shaped head and round spots, also 4 rosettes. Underground flowers and mottling. LIT Pitt Rivers 1976: pl. XXXIX, 298
Type Part (Building)
Materials Brass casting/Yellow casting; brass with high zinc content, very low tin content, slightly increased lead content
Size, Dimensions Lenght: 46 cm; Width: 19 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 Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Museum Inv.-No 04276
Collector Hans(?) Schaumburg
Acquisition date approx. 1910
Circumstances of acquisition - 1904?: Hans? Schaumburg, acquired in Nigeria?
- ca. 1906: Städtisches Völkermuseum, Frankfurt;
Purchase from Schaumburg
   
Notes

Current ownership status and location

Status
Date of last status change
Current ownership
Holding institution
Current location

Categorization for the search functions
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Object Type relief
Materials metal; brass
Tags

Dataset

ID 1185
last Change 2022-02-03 11:42:17
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