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1907.44.0378 :: leopard, skulptur, figur

Object description: Leopard, (14382) av brons. Längd: 18.5 cm. Höjd: 11.5 cm. Benin

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Leopard av brons. (generalkatalogen)

Utställningstext: Leopardstatyett. Leoparden var i gamla Benin en symbol för kungens magiska och fysiska krafter, som man traditionellt vårdade sig om bland annat genom årliga offer av en leopard. 1800-tal. (GK)

Eftersom leopardskulpturer generellt tillverkades i par (Plankensteiner 2007:278) för att placeras på altare är det troligt att även detta exemplar har en make. En sannolik kandidat är en leopardskulptur i Wiens Museum für Völkerkunde (inv. nr. 98.166) med exakt samma mått och utseende och dessutom donerad 1918 av Hans Meyer, vilken ju också är proveniensen för leopardskulpturen i Stockholm. Liksom den överväldigande majoriteten av "bronser" från kungariket Benin är denna skulptur snarare gjuten i mässing (2013-01-29, MB).

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