Auction Catalogue
Unit
J. C. Stevens Auction Catalogues
Institution
British Museum
Date
March 7, 1898
Actors
Source actors
Stevens Auction Rooms
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Edo designations mentioned

5 items
Ama
Ama-Ẹrọnmwọn
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Relief Plaque, U-Shaped Plaque
Ẹgba
Ẹgba
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Bracelet
Ahianmwẹ-Ọrọ
Ahianmwẹ-Ọrọ
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Bird of Prophecy Figure, Bird of Prophecy Staff
Aken'ni Elao
Aken'ni Elao
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Altar Tusk
Azuwa
Azuwa
Related english designations
Hair Ornament
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Institution data

Institution fieldValue
Reg No.
Af,B115.3
PRN
EPF11315
Add ID/s
MISC.B. 21/5~*H6 [Stevens Sales Catalogues. 9792] (AOA library shelf mark)
Title/s
Curiosities. A Catalogue of a valuable Collection of Arms & Armour. weapons, Bronzes and curios, from Benin.....‘ (Object)
Object Name/s
catalogue
Material/s
paper
Technique/s
printed
Description (full)
Auction catalogue: J. C. Stevens. Quarto; bound in boards, buckram spine with gold lettering. Text printed in black and white, with handwritten annotations.
Dimension/s
Height: 20.50 cm~Width: 16.40 cm (closed)
Producer/s
Printed by: Pettitt & Cox
Date/s
1898
Prod. Place/s
Printed in: London
Assoc. Name/s
Made for: Stevens‘ Auction Rooms Ltd
Assoc. Ethnic Name/s
Associated with: Edo
Assoc. Place/s
Associated with: Benin City (Lots 149-157; 158-171)
Inscription/s
Inscription:~ Inscription details: annotation (inside catalogue, margins) in English~ Inscription quoted: ~ Inscription note: Handwritten in pencil. Some names of vendors or vendor intiials and purchase prices.
Curator s Comment/s
J.C. Stevens auction catalogue, Monday 3 March 1898. Sale No. 9792. Objects associated with the Kingdom of Benin as follows: Lots 181-222, pp.13-14. ‘Curios, etc. From City of Benin, West Coast of Africa‘. Lots 223-233, pp.14-15. ‘The following lots of very fine specimens of CASTINGS were recently taken from the King‘s Palace, Benin City, West Coast of Africa; they represent very excellent Works of Art, and are superior to any curios brought from the West Coast. TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE.‘ By jhudson 11 May 2023
URL
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/EA_Af-B115-3
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