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Der Palast des Oba, Königs von Benin war von solchen Reliefplatten bedeckt, auf denen der König und sein Umfeld abgebildet waren. Diese Messingplatten hatten vor allem die Funktion, die Macht des Königs zu repräsentieren. Der Palast wurde in der britischen Strafexpedition gegen das Königreich Benin 1897 niedergebrannt, wertvolle Objekte aus dessen Bestand geraubt. Die Analyse der Legierungszusammensetzung im Rathgen-Forschungslabors ergab keine direkten Hinweise auf eine Fertigungsperiode nach 1820 bzw. 1900.
The palace of the Oba, king, of Benin was covered by relief-plates such as this, showing him and his surroundings. These brass plates were meant above all to show his power, but the palace was burnt to the ground in the British punitive expedition against the kingdom of Benin in 1897, and valuable objects were stolen. The analysis of the alloy composition in the Rathgen research laboratory gave no direct evidence for a production period after 1820 or 1900.
[Benin_Königreich]
The palace of the Oba, king, of Benin was covered by relief-plates such as this, showing him and his surroundings. These brass plates were meant above all to show his power, but the palace was burnt to the ground in the British punitive expedition against the kingdom of Benin in 1897, and valuable objects were stolen. The analysis of the alloy composition in the Rathgen research laboratory gave no direct evidence for a production period after 1820 or 1900.
[Benin_Königreich]