File:MARKK C3952 Bronze Horn with Axe Blades DSC-1137 01.jpg

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Deutsch: Unbekannte Werkstatt der Bronzegießergilde Igun Eronmwon.
English: Undefined workshop of Bronze Casters Guild Igun Eronmwon.
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Deutsch: Benin-Bronze. Bronzehorn mit Beilklingen. Mit Reliefdarstellungen von Wels, Schlange und Krokodil. Das Krokodil fasst eine Hand im Rachen die eine Schlange hält, die wiederum einen Menschenkopf in den Kiefern fasst. Eine fensterartige Öffnung im Horn lässt an eine Flöte denken.
English: Benin bronze. Bronze Horn with Axe Blades. With relief depictions of mudfish, snake and crocodile. The crocodile grasps a hand in its jaws holding a snake, which in turn grasps a human head in its jaws. A window-like opening in the horn is reminiscent of a flute.
Date 18th century AD
date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium bronze
medium QS:P186,Q34095
institution QS:P195,Q675774
Accession number
C 3952
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 Oskar Kaiser. Resitution 2022.
English: Looted after British troops crushed the Kingdom of Benin in February 1897. Acquired 1904 from Oskar Kaiser. Resitution 2022.
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Source/Photographer Self-photographed by User:Bullenwächter Andreas Franzkowiak, Halstenbek, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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