Zemanek-Münster

Cup

D. R. Congo, Suku
sold EUR 300
Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 15. November 2008, lot 105
Size
H: 7 cm
B: 10 cm
H: 2.8 inch
B: 3.9 inch

Description

shiny dark brown patina, characteristic two-parted opening with middle strut, decorated with incised ornaments on both sides, min. dam., crack, slight traces of abrasion;
such cups were transmitted from mother to daughter, they were used for generations, which explains the characteristic old shining patina.


Comparing literature

Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 70

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