Plaque Of Warrior with Attendant
date: label: Accession Date
content: 28 Aug 1992
name: label: Donor Name
content: Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
notes: label: Notes
content: Provenience undocumented. Mid 16th to 17th century dates based on chronology for Benin bronzes established by William Fagg and Philip Dark. Identification provided by Hirshhorn Museum (HMSG). Description: Rectangular cast plaque depicts frontal view of male figure with a shorter figure at his right. Larger male wears head gear and elaborate armor over knee-length skirt. Carries armor decorated with incised design in left hand and a long weapon in right hand. Attendant has crested head gear, belt with bells and tassels (?), & objects in both hands. Background of plaque decorated with incised floral design & stamped with tiny circular imprints. Condition: plaque covered with rust.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 28 Aug 2023
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Benin City, Edo State / Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Edo
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 370312
label: USNM Number
content: E428180-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Plaque
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 37.5 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 21 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 9 cm