Armlet: Double Spiral with Head Finials

17th century

Benin Kingdom

Bronze

Diam.: 4 1/8 in.

Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection

68.42

Provenance: Collection of Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck, New York; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1968

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, West African Sculpture, 1970. Cat. no. 96, p. 48.

Published ReferencesMellon, James. The Great African Bangle Culture, Douglas: Fruitful Publications, 2018; p. 39, reproduced fig. 1.

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