Plaque (Ama)

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Plaque (Ama)

Africa, Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, 16th to 17th century
Sculpture
Copper alloy
19 x 7 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (48.26 x 18.42 x 8.89 cm) irregular
Gift of Anna Bing Arnold (M.74.90)
African Art
Not currently on public view

Provenance

Kenneth John Hewett (1919-1994) London. [Eugene Victor Thaw (1927-2018), New York, sold 1974 to [1]; LACMA.

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Kenneth John Hewett (1919-1994) London. [Eugene Victor Thaw (1927-2018), New York, sold 1974 to [1]; LACMA.

[1] Anna H. Bing Arnold (née Kostant) (1901-2003), Los Angeles, donated the funds to purchase the Plague

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Bibliography

  • Donahue, Kenneth.  X, a Decade of Collecting:  1965-1975.  Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1975.
  • Donahue, Kenneth. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Handbook. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1977.