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Linden-Museum Stuttgart: 004667




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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	High relief (copper alloy) plaque depicting an army commander wearing armor, helmet and bells. He holds a dagger and wears a leopard-teeth necklace
Description	These relief panels were originally nailed to the wooden pillars of the gallery roofs in the royal residence. Later they were stored inside the palace. Depicted is a high-ranking army commander with royal jewelry such as a collar of pearls, as well as a necklace of leopard teeth awarded honorary. Text: Dietmar Neitzke.
Type	Figurenrelief
Materials	Copper alloy
Size, Dimensions	Width: 19.5 cm. - Height: 40 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	004667
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	98
last Change	2023-01-26 12:15:00
License	Linden-Museum Stuttgart

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