Sitting bearded figure ·  Ethiopia, Falasha · ID: 3034053

Description

fired clay, round back, the craning head inclined and the right arm resting in front of the breast in a sort of reverential bow, striking fine facial features with a shaved round coiffure, incised letters on the back, slightly dam., legs below the knee missing;
Falascha, the “black jews” are a small ethnic group in Ethiopia, which practices a pre-Talmudic Jewish faith. Their art consists of small heads and figures made of terracotta.

The object Sitting bearded figure with the object ID 3034053 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 470.

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