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A Bura-Asinda-Sikka figurative monolithic Stele

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A Bura-Asinda-Sikka figurative monolithic Stele

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Description

Figürliche monolithische Stele
Bura-Asinda-Sikka Kultur, Niger / Burkina Faso
Mit Sockel / with base
Stein. H 108 cm.

Provenienz:
- Gottfried Honegger (1917-2016), Zürich.
- Erbengemeinschaft Gottfried Honegger, Zürich.

ATTENTION: please contact us for shipping information. Due to the size and weight, costs of over CHF 1,500 must be expected (overseas: min. CHF 2,000)

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Weiterführende Literatur:

LaGamma, Alisa (2020). Sahel. Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand (1997). Erde und Erz. 2500 Jahre Afrikanische Kunst aus Terrakotta und Metall. München: Panterra Verlag.

Gado, Boube (1993), "A Village of the Dead at Bura in the Republic of Niger", in J. Devisse (ed.), Vallées du Niger). Paris: Réunion des Musées Nationaux,, Seiten 365 ff.

Bartolomucci, Adolfo (2014). Memorie d’Africa. Cultura Bura Asinda-Sikka. Arte figurativa e cultura materiale, Eigenverlag, Milano.

Haour, Anne C. (2003). Cent'anni di archeologia in Niger, Journal of World Prehistory, Vol.17. #2, Seiten 181 ff.

Gilbert, Michelle (2020). Bura Funerary Urns: Niger Terracottas: An Interpretive Limbo?. In: African Arts, The MIT Press, Vol. 53, #1, Seiten 66 ff.

CHF 1 000 / 2 000

Condition

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A Bura-Asinda-Sikka figurative monolithic Stele

Name: A Bura-Asinda-Sikka figurative monolithic Stele
SKU: 175991739
Price: 1600 CHF
Availability: InStock

Estimate CHF 1,000 - CHF 2,000

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