Head Shaped Receptacle
Edo
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Caption
Edo. Head Shaped Receptacle, late 19th or early 20th century. Copper alloy, 6 7/8 × 4 1/8 in. (17.5 × 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.65. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Culture
Title
Head Shaped Receptacle
Date
late 19th or early 20th century
Geography
Place made: Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Medium
Copper alloy
Classification
Dimensions
6 7/8 × 4 1/8 in. (17.5 × 10.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos
Accession Number
56.6.65
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