Lid of reliquary vessel · Gabon, Fang · ID: 3038398
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
French CollectionSize
H: 21 cm
H: 8.3 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, blackened in parts, in form of a human bust, regular facial features, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion
The object Lid of reliquary vessel with the object ID 3038398 was part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction on November 5, 2016. The object with the lot number 354 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000 with an asking price of EUR 900.
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Comparing literature
Lagamma, Alisa (ed.), Eternal Ancestors, New York 2007, p. 268