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WEST AFRICAN TERRACOTTA ABSTRACT ANIMAL

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Description

A West African terracotta figure of a reclining animal with incised geometric designs on the surface.

Ca. 600 - 900 AD.
Length: 10 in. (25 cm.).
Accompanied by a thermoluminescence test by CIRAM laboratory confirming its age to 1,300 years old +/- 125 years.

Formerly in an American private collection.

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WEST AFRICAN TERRACOTTA ABSTRACT ANIMAL

Name: WEST AFRICAN TERRACOTTA ABSTRACT ANIMAL
SKU: 150196039
Price: 3000 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

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