Ethnologisches Museum der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin. Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz: III C 7659
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| Ethnologisches Museum der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin. Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz: III C 7659 | |
Object description
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| Object Name | Gedenkkopf eines Königs (Memorial head of a king) |
| Description | |
| Type | Plastik (Sculpture) |
| Materials | Messing |
| Size, Dimensions | Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 30,50 x 27,00 x 27,00 cm; Gewicht: 12,10 kg; Dicke: 6,00 mm (Plinte) |
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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 | Ethnologisches Museum der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin. Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz |
| Museum Inv.-No | III C 7659 |
| Collector | Hale & Son (1887), Veräußerer |
| Acquisition date | 1898 |
| Circumstances of acquisition | 19. Jh, im Auftrag für einen königlichen Gedenkaltar gegeben; durch Erbschaft an Oba Ovonramwen (ca. 1857-1914; reg. 1888-97), Königspalast, Benin-Stadt; geplündert im Zusammenhang mit der britischen Eroberung von Benin, 1897; versteigert von der Firma Hale & Son, 1897; ersteigert vom Königlichen Museum für Völkerkunde, 1897. |
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Current ownership status and location
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Categorization for the search functions
This information was included by the German Contact Point for Collections from Colonial Contexts and is intended to make the object easier to find in the database.
| Object Type | sculpture |
| Materials | metal; brass |
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Dataset
| ID | 646 |
| last Change | 2021-05-30 00:00:00 |
| License | Ethnologisches Museum der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin. Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz |