Objects Mentioned
Edo designations mentioned
Institution data
| Institution field | Value |
|---|---|
Reg No. | Af,B110.1.a-b |
PRN | EPF11311 |
Category/s | object |
Location/s | KEB/Bmnt/PictColl/cp3/sh2 (27 Apr 2023) |
Bibliography | Read & Dalton 1899: |
Title/s | Fate of the Benin bronze plaques (Object) |
Object Name/s | document |
Material/s | paper |
Description (full) | Documents; two sheets of lined paper with ruled columns in red ink. Lists of numbers from 1-186 (a) and 187-315 (b) in black ink annotated with names of institutions/individuals. Pencil annotations at top and bottom of columns on both sheets. Further pencil annotations on sheet b at left proper side. |
Dimension/s | Height: 33.00 cm (a)~Width: 41.10 cm (a)~Height: 33.00 cm (b)~Width: 41.10 cm (b) |
Assoc. Ethnic Name/s | Associated with: Edo |
Assoc. Place/s | Associated with: Benin City |
Inscription/s | Inscription:~ Inscription details: annotation (a: front, top and bottom of columns) in English~ Inscription quoted: 18; 15; 11; 8; 9; 8 [top] 13; 14; 20; 22; 21; 23 [bottom]~ Inscription note: Handwritten in pencil. Top numbers indicate number of plaques donated to the British Museum. Bottom numbers indicate number of plaques sold to external institutions/dealers or returned to the Foreign office. ~Inscription:~ Inscription details: annotation (b: front, top and bottom of columns) in English~ Inscription quoted: 10; 10; 11; 3 [top] 23; 22; 21; 18 [bottom]~ Inscription note: Handwritten in pencil. Top numbers indicate number of plaques sold to external institutions/dealers or returned to the Foreign office. Bottom numbers indicate number of plaques donated to the British Museum. ~Inscription:~ Inscription details: annotation (b: front left proper side) in English~ Inscription quoted: 34 69 103 304 201 113 84 197+3+1~ Inscription note: Numbers above indicate as fololows: 34 + 69 = 103 number of plaques not retained by the British Museum 304 = original number of plaques on loan to the British Museum 201 = number of plaques donated to the British Museum by the Foreign Office 113 + 84 = 197 + 3 + 1 = number of plaques originally donated to the British Museum (197/304) plus additional 4 plaques added subsequently (201/315) |
URL | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/EA_Af-B110-1-a-b |
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