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A rare earthenware Nok pendant figure
Catalogue:
Antiques:
Regional Art:
African:
Sculpture:
Pre AD 1000 item# 953750 (stock# N319673b)
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michael cichon tribal arts
941.224.0440
$2,950.00
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An exquisitely modeled male figure in a kneeling position wearing a large collar, belt, and cuffs. A close-fitting cap or coiffure shrouds his head. The figure appears to wear a thick and striated, possibly padded, outfit which seems to bundle the diminutive body. His face is finely rendered in a classic manner, as seen on much larger Nok terracottas. This amulet has been pierced for stringing under one armpit. The figure's right arm and hand are missing, most likely for quite sometime, as ...click for details
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