File:Clevelandart 1999.1.jpg
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Summary
Plaque
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| Title |
Plaque |
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| Description |
Hundreds of brass plaques with figures in high relief once covered the wooden pillars of the palace courtyard. It cannot be confirmed whether the depicted scenes reflect rituals or ceremonies, or tell stories about historical events. Imported as a result of overseas trade with Europe, brass was the ultimate sign of wealth and the exclusive property of the king. |
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| Date | 1500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Brass | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 45.7 x 38.1 cm (18 x 15 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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| Current location |
African Art |
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| Accession number |
1999.1 |
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| Place of creation | Guinea Coast, Nigeria, Benin kingdom, Edo, possibly 16th to 17th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | John L. Severance Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
 
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
| The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 14:07, 21 January 2019 | | 2,703 × 3,400 (6.32 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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