Altar Stand for a Vessel

Edo

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Caption

Edo. Altar Stand for a Vessel, Copper alloy, 4 5/16 x 3 3/8 in. (11 x 8.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 39.114. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Edo

Title

Altar Stand for a Vessel

Geography

Place made: Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

Medium

Copper alloy

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

4 5/16 x 3 3/8 in. (11 x 8.5 cm)

Inscriptions

"Af 2091" in white on inside

Credit Line

Alfred W. Jenkins Fund

Accession Number

39.114

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