Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 13774

Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 13774
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 13774

 

Object description
This information was provided by the German museum where the object is currently located or where it was located prior to restitution.

Object Name Bangle, armring
Description Or.Nr. 636. Double ring. Superimposed 4 anthropomorphic heads, calabashes, 3 grommets on each side. LIT Luschan 1919: 407: Abb 625
Type Arm (jewelry)
Materials Brass casting/Yellow casting, brass with high zinc content, very low tin content, slightly increased lead content.
Size, Dimensions Diameter: 10.8 cm
Dating of Object

Museum / Collection / Acquisition
This information was provided by the German museum where the object is currently located or where it was located prior to restitution.

Museum Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Museum Inv.-No 13774
Collector William Downing Webster
Acquisition date approx. 1910
Circumstances of acquisition - […]: William Downing Webster
- 1911: Städtisches Völkermuseum, Frankfurt;
Purchase from William Downing Webster
   
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Current ownership status and location

Status
Date of last status change
Current ownership
Holding institution
Current location

Categorization for the search functions
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Object Type armring
Materials metal; brass
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Dataset

ID 1208
last Change 2022-02-03 11:42:17
License Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main