Plaque
https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.1
Nearly 900 metal plaques once adorned the Ọba’s palace courtyard, documenting Benin’s history and customs. This one depicts two male attendants (enobore) supporting an Ọba. It uses hierarchical composition: important figures are large and centered. Everything about the Ọba is...
Sculpture
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id
160767
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| contentType |
contentType
sculpture
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| citation |
citation
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| rights |
rights
CC0
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| wikidata |
wikidata
[
"Q60745713"
]
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| source |
source
import
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| accession |
accession
1999.1
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Source image fields (4)
| thumbnailUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1999.1/1999.1_web.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1999.1/1999.1_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1999.1/1999.1_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
Terms
Culture
Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igun Eronmwon (royal brasscasters) guild
Technique
Copper alloy
Medium
Copper alloy
Genre
Sculpture
Department
African Art
Relations
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