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Brass Fon Ceremonial Scepters

X2012.15.70A Ceremonial scepters

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Object Name: Ceremonial scepters

Artist: Unknown

Culture: Fon peoples

Place of Origin: Republic of Benin

Date/Era: Early 20th century

Medium/Materials: Brass

Dimensions: H: 55 cm

Credit Line: Fowler Museum at UCLA. Fantel Collection.

Accession Number: X2012.15.70A

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Source: Marla C. Berns, World Arts, Local Lives: The Collections of the Fowler Museum at UCLA. Fowler Museum, Los Angeles, 2014

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