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Copper Neck Torque
Photo by Tom Joyce

Copper Neck Torque

Date18th - 19th century
Object number2007.157
Photo CreditPhoto by Tom Joyce
Exhibition HistoryAsheville, North Carolina, Life Force at the Anvil, A Blacksmith's Art from Africa, May 22 - August 28, 1998Published ReferencesBorel, France. Splendor of Ethnic Jewelry. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1994 p.81 Eyo, Ekpo. Nigeria and the Evolution of Money. Lagos, Nigeria: The Central Bank of Nigeria in association with the Federal Department of Antiquities, 1979 p. 62 Anderson, Martha G. and Philip M. Peek, eds. Ways of the Rivers: Arts and Environment of the Niger Delta. Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 2002 p. 54-55, 65 Leurquin, Anne. A World of Necklaces. Milan: Skira, 2004 p. 92 Ginzberg, Marc. African Forms. Italy: Skira Editore S.p.A., 2000 p.223
Credit LinePartial gift of Tom Joyce and partial purchase with funds from John and Robyn Horn
Dimensions9 x 6 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (22.9 x 17.1 x 4.4 cm)
MediumCopper alloy
Photo by Tom Joyce
18th - 19th century
Object number: 2007.156
Photo by Tom Joyce
18th - 19th century
Object number: 2007.155
Photo by Tom Joyce
18th - 19th century
Object number: 2007.154
Photo by Tom Joyce
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Photo by Tom Joyce
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Object number: 2007.212
Photo by Tom Joyce
18th - 19th century
Object number: 2007.160
Earrings
Greek
late 4th century B.C.
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Object number: 2007.220
Photo by Tom Joyce
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Object number: 2007.184
Photo by Tom Joyce
19th - 20th century
Object number: 2007.185