Linden-Museum Stuttgart: 004668
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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 two army commanders wearing pearl-beaded shirts, collars, and caps, bells, leopard-teeth necklaces |
| Description | These relief panels were originally nailed to the supporting pillars of the gallery roofs in the royal residence. They were produced between 1550 and 1608, and over time the motifs became more and more three-dimensional. This plate shows two high-ranking soldiers with royal pearl collars, hoods and the ceremonial sword "eben" in their hands. Text: Dietmar Neitzke. |
| Type | Figurenrelief |
| Materials | Copper alloy |
| Size, Dimensions | Width: 33 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 | 004668 |
| 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 | Temporarily at the Linden-Museum Stuttgart |
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 | relief |
| Materials | metal; copper alloy |
| Tags |
Dataset
| ID | 99 |
| last Change | 2023-01-26 12:15:00 |
| License | Linden-Museum Stuttgart |