Benin Bronzes

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:art
gptkb:artifacts
historic site
gptkbp:controversy calls for repatriation
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Edo_people
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Ethnological_Museum_of_Berlin
various museums worldwide
gptkbp:dateCreated 13th century
19th century
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
animals
warriors
court officials
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Art_Institute_of_Chicago
gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Museum_of_Fine_Arts,_Boston
gptkb:Linden_Museum
gptkbp:function gptkb:historical_documents
palace decoration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benin Bronzes
gptkbp:influenced African art
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Edo_culture
gptkb:Yoruba_religion
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Edo_language
gptkbp:lootedDuring gptkb:Benin_Expedition_of_1897
gptkbp:material brass
bronze
ivory
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Benin_Heads
gptkb:Benin_Plaques
Ivory masks
gptkbp:numberOfRooms over 1,000
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Kingdom_of_Benin
gptkbp:region gptkb:Edo_State,_Nigeria
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Benin_Kingdom
gptkb:British_colonialism
gptkbp:subject gptkb:King
gptkb:historical_event
court life
gptkbp:subjectOf documentaries
museum exhibitions
art historical research
restitution debates
gptkbp:technique lost-wax casting
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:Memory_of_the_World_Register
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Benin_Kingdom
gptkb:Edo_culture
gptkb:British_punitive_expedition_of_1897
gptkb:Royal_Palace_of_Benin
gptkb:The_British_Museum
gptkb:Crown_Jewels_of_Benin
gptkb:Ethnological_Museum_of_Berlin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5