Plaque, Ama, with Court Retainer
Artist
Unknown African
CultureEdo peoples, Benin Kingdom
Titles
- Plaque, Ama, with Court Retainer
Date1550–1680
PlaceNigeria
MediumCopper alloy
Former medium: Brass
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/4 × 12 in. (48.9 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment
Object number73.78
Not on view
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Department
African ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION
Published References Ross, Doran H. "African Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," African Arts Vol. XXXVI, No. 3 (Autum 2003). Los Angeles, Calif.: UCLA . Page 39, figure 5. "The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: A Guide to the Collection," 1981, intro. by William C. Agee, entry by Dr. Leon Seroto, No. 336, p. 209.
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