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AF5113
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF5113 |
| Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience | Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made | 18th century CE |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Ivory | Elephant Tusk |
| Iconography | Crocodile | Catfish |
| Description | Carved ivory crocodile head holding catfish in jaws, half circle form the eyes, hatching and crosshatching , raised band with guilloche patter at center, three decorative bands (hatching, crosshatch, and guilloche) below reaised band. |
| Height | 42.3 cm |
| Width | 5.2 cm |
| Depth | 5.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1920 |
| Other Number | 116 - Dealer's Number |
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