Ceremonial Sword

AF5072

Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries

From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF5072
Current Location Africa Galleries - On Display
Culture Edo (Africa)
Provenience Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Date Made 19th century CE
Section African
Materials Brass | Copper Alloy
Description

Ceremonial sword (Eben). Leaf-shaped blade with thin hilt. Holes throughout blade form decoration. Hilt is a single bar ending in in center of spiral loop.

Height 7.3 cm
Length 57.7 cm
Width 12.7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1921

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