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An Edo Plaque, "ama"

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Item Details

Description

Reliefplatte, "ama"
Edo, Nigeria
Ohne Sockel / without base
Gelbguss. H 27 cm. B 13,5 cm.

Provenienz:
Nachlass Rudolf und Leonore Blum, Zumikon.

Publiziert:
Blum, Rudolf (1995). Skulpturen alter Kulturen Afrikas aus der Sammlung Blum. Zumikon: Eigenverlag. Nr. 30.

Derartige im Wachsausschmelzverfahren gefertigte Reliefplatten befanden sich an hölzernen Pfählen der langen, viereckigen Galerien des Palastes im alten Königreich Benin (etwa 900 n. Chr. bis Ende des 19. Jh.).

Weiterführende Literatur:
Plankensteiner, Barbara / Brandl-Straka, Ursula (2007). Benin. Könige und Rituale. Höfische Kunst aus Nigeria. Gent: Snoeck Publishers. Seite 420.

CHF 2 000 / 4 000
EUR 1 720 / 3 440

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An Edo Plaque, "ama"

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