House altar "gou"

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Description

encrusted patina, remains of indigo blue pigment, sacrificial traces, round ceramic pot, filled with magical mass, three almost life-sized heads in the centre, inbetween several metal objects in form of serpents, spirals or knives, a further metal object, reminding of a small “asen” altar arranged aside, min. dam., cracks, traces of abrasion

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Comparing literature

Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten Marl (Hg.), Skulpturen und Objekte aus der Region des Königreiches Dahomey, Marl 2008, p. 52 f.

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