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LicensePoison cup, bronze, in form of male figure, made
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Poison cup, bronze, in form of male figure, made, bearing the cup on his head, used in trial by ordeal, Benin state, West Africa, 1870-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657360
- Materials:
- bronze
- Measurements:
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height 104 mm
cup: diameter 40 mm
base: diameter 43 mm
- type:
- poison cup
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
