Title |
Queen Mother Idia |
Location City/State |
Benin City |
Location Country |
Nigeria (origin) |
Style Period |
16th Century Art |
Description |
Looted from Benin City (Nigeria) by British soldiers in 1897. Acquired by British Museum in 1910. |
Subject |
Portraiture |
Creation Date |
16th Century CE |
Form |
object / mask pendant |
Medium |
ivory, iron, copper alloy |
Dimensions |
24.5 x 12.5 cm |
Repository |
British Museum, London |
Classes |
ARTH 2500 Introduction to Art History - Representing the Past, Shaping the Present - Antiquity (SH) |
Work ID |
26818 |
Rights |
Public Domain |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6d1cmv5 |
Setname |
uu_aah_art |
ID |
2101978 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6d1cmv5 |