Lot n° 196
Estimation :
2000 - 3000
EUR
Important pair of discoid funerary terracottas... - Lot 196 - A.Blanchy | E.Lacombe - Bordeaux Chartrons - Bordeaux Enchères
Important pair of discoid funerary terracottas of carinated form with dark crusty patina, showing stylized serene faces decorated with scarifications: cowries, digitate line. The male counterpart is decorated with a beard. Lateral opening under the mouth. The mouth and the beard are broken, and there are some small cracks.
This pottery is similar to the ones that were placed on a commemorative site in the forest (asensia) during the second funeral of the deceased.
Dim. 70 x 66 and 75 x 65 cm. Akan Ghana
Ref. African Terracotta, Barbier-Mueller, Ill. 5, p. 163
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