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Linden-Museum Stuttgart: F 55629




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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	Copper alloy sculpture of an old man
Description	This brass figure portrays an old man bent over leaning on a stick. This is not so much a sign of frailty as a symbol of respect for old age. It is a dignitary performing a ritual act. It is possible that this figure comes from a group of figures that depicted a sacrificial scene. Stylistically, it belongs to a younger style (ca. 1840-1900), which is characterized by increasingly abstract, expressionless, unindividualized-stylized faces. This is also supported by its poorer quality of craftsmanship with a rough surface. It occurs when the clay for the mold is not well sifted and the finished cast is not filed. Text: Dietmar Neitzke.
Type	Figur
Materials	Copper alloy
Size, Dimensions	Length: 4.5 cm. Width: 4 cm. Heigth: 22 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	F 55629
Collector	Martin Graßnick acquired the object in 1972 from Father P.B. van Croonenburg in Berg en Dal (the Netherlands), and donated it to his wife Anna Erna Graßnick. In 2000 he donated it to the Linden-Museum
Acquisition date	2000 (Datierung 19 Jh.)
Circumstances of acquisition	Martin Graßnick acquired the object in 1972 from Father P.B. van Croonenburg in Berg en Dal (Netherlands). After the death of his wife Anna Erna Graßnick in 2000, he donated the object to the Linden Museum. 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	Temporarily at the Linden-Museum Stuttgart

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Object Type	sculpture
Materials	metal; copper alloy
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Dataset

ID	171
last Change	2023-01-26 12:15:00
License	Linden-Museum Stuttgart

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