Year of Object(s) Creation: 1550 C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Plaque or Tablet
Object Material(s): brass, metal
Provenience Nation: Nigeria
Provenience Location: Benin City, Nigeria
Year Removed from Findspot: 1897

Provenance
Start Year: 2021
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: turned over by Metropolitan Museum to Government of Nigeria
Nation: Nigeria
Location: Care of Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments
Start Year: 1991
End Year: 2021
Circumstance of Acquisition: Contribution of private collector
Nation: United States
Location:
Start Year:
End Year: 1991
Circumstance of Acquisition: unknown
Nation: United States
Location: Collector in New York
Start Year:
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: unknown
Nation: Nigeria
Location: Nigerian National Museum, Lagos, Nigeria
Start Year: 1897
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Spoils of war
Nation: United Kingdom
Location: British Museum, London, UK
Start Year:
End Year: 1897
Circumstance of Acquisition:
Nation: Nigeria
Location: Benin City, Nigeria

2 16th Century Nigerian Brass Plaques


Description:


Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated:
Year Claim Resolved: 2021
Means of Resolution: Inquiry/Demand

Complainant Name: Government of Nigeria
Complainant Nation: Nigeria
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Institution

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Editor's Notes:
One plaque features a warrior chief, the other a junior court official. Editor: Eliza Rodi.