Altar Bell

Arts of Africa

19th/20th century

Edo, Court of Benin, Kingdom of Benin
Nigeria
Coastal West Africa

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Edo
Title: Altar Bell
Place: Nigeria (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1800–1999
Medium: Brass
Dimensions: H.: 18.7 cm (7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Robert L. Stolper
Reference Number: 1958.749

Philip J.C. Dark. 1982.An Illustrated Catalogue of Benin Art. 1982. Boston: G.K. Hall and Co., fig 9b.

Robert L. Stolper, Stolper Galleries, New York, N.Y. and Los Angeles, Calif., by 1958; given to the Art Institute, 1958.

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