File:MARKK C4049 Altar Piece Group of Warriors DSC-1130.jpg

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Deutsch: möglicherweise aus Ijebu-Yoruba oder der Küstenregion.
English: possibly from Ijebu-Yoruba or the coastal region.
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Deutsch: Benin-Bronze. Fragment eines Altarstückes mit Kriegern. Ein hochrangiger Heerfürher mit Schild und Bogen steht hinter einem viel kleiner dargestellten, mit Bogen bewaffnetem Krieger.
English: Benin bronze. Fragment of an Altar Piece of a Group of Warriors. A high-ranking military leader with shield and bow stands behind a much smaller warrior armed with a bow.
Date 15th century or 16th century AD
Medium bronze
medium QS:P186,Q34095
institution QS:P195,Q675774
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C 4049
Place of creation
Deutsch: Königreich Benin (Nigeria)
English: Kingdom of Benin (Nigeria)
Object history
Deutsch: Geraubt, nachdem britische Truppen im Februar 1897 das Königreich Benin niederwarfen. Erworben 1904 von Adolf Heemke. Resitution 2022.
English: Looted after British troops crushed the Kingdom of Benin in February 1897. Acquired 1904 from Adolf Heemke. Resitution 2022.
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Source/Photographer Self-photographed by User:Bullenwächter Andreas Franzkowiak, Halstenbek, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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