Benin Casting Technical Series
59-36-11
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: United Kingdom | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
Object Title | Benin Casting Technical Series |
Object Number | 59-36-11 |
Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
Culture | British |
Provenience | United Kingdom | Benin Kingdom |
Culture Area | West Africa |
Manufacture Location | United Kingdom |
Period | Modern |
Date Made | 1959 CE |
Section | African |
Materials | Brass |
Technique | Lost Wax Casting |
Description | Benin Casting Technical Series - bronze mask final product; Mask removed from clay mold; cup vents and runners chiseled off. Mask-shaped hip pendant |
Height | 14.9 cm |
Width | 8.1 cm |
Depth | 6.3 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of L. R. Langton, British Museum, 1959 |
Other Number | Afr-100K - Museum Education Number |
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