Sammlung Weltkulturen der Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen: IV Af 730

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Sammlung Weltkulturen der Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen: IV Af 730

 

Object description
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Object Name cup
Description This inventory number in fact comprises two artefacts. A cup plus a small tray. The latter carries the inscription on the back: "Taken from the King's Palace Benin City Lieutenant John A. Gregory, R.N. February 1897"
Type cup and tray
Materials copper alloy, silver
Size, Dimensions cup: height: 9,00 cm; width 4,00 cm; tray diameter 13,00 cm
Dating of Object

Museum / Collection / Acquisition
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Museum Sammlung Weltkulturen der Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen
Museum Inv.-No IV Af 730 (41459)
Collector
Acquisition date 16.4.1921
Circumstances of acquisition Donation from Mr. Wagenmann, Mannheim
   
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Current ownership status and location

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Date of last status change
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Categorization for the search functions
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Object Type
Materials metal; copper alloy; silver
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Dataset

ID 1240
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