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Ancestral sculpture

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Ancestral sculpture, Dogon/Mali, approx. 60 years old, Bronze, female figure, drawn-out shape, with suggestion of the fertility and the sex, gesture of the fertility in the accent of the hips, of the navel and the breast, dent ornaments, arranged in triple rhythm, fully plastic, Unique, H.approx. 50cm,D.approx. 4cm

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Ancestral sculpture

Name: Ancestral sculpture
SKU: 60357940
Price: 450 EUR
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Estimate €300 - €600

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