Cylindrical Base

Edo

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Caption

Edo. Cylindrical Base, 20th century. Copper alloy, wood, 6 1/8 × 2 15/16 in. (15.5 × 7.5 cm) with base: 7 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (19 × 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede, 75.152.4. Creative Commons-BY

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Edo

Title

Cylindrical Base

Date

20th century

Geography

Place made: Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

Medium

Copper alloy, wood

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

6 1/8 × 2 15/16 in. (15.5 × 7.5 cm) with base: 7 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (19 × 10.8 cm)

Inscriptions

labels: "TL1975.190.4"; "Ratton Paris"

Credit Line

Gift of Marcia and John Friede

Accession Number

75.152.4

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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