Galerie Peter Herrmann |
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| Thermoluminescence - Expertise | Crocodile |
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Head |
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| Description |
The neck of the head is an opening for the hand. Some material has been lost there due to corrosion. Otherwise, the richly decorated bronze object is well preserved. This approximately 300-year-old crocodile was used for demonstrations. |
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| Similar objects | Illustration |
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum |
Felix von LUSCHAN: Die Altertümer von Benin, Band 1 -3, Berlin 1919, Chapter 18 pp 340-342. Tafel 77 und 78. |
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