Salt-cellar

Description

Salt-cellar of carved elephant ivory with two chambers, with Portuguese horsemen and other figures, carved by a Bini craftsman working to Portuguese specifications, with later replacement lid: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin, 16th century

Museum reference

A.1950.3

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Salt-cellar

Production information

Benin, Edo State, Nigeria, Western Africa

Date

16th century

Style / Culture

Benin
Portuguese

Materials

Elephant ivory

Exhibitions

• Artistic Legacies (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Artistic Legacies (29 Jul 2011 - 2018)
  National Museum of Scotland

Links to other web pages

Digital Benin

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
world cultures, artistic legacies