Djenné Culture (12th-16th c.), early Dogon or Tellem, Mali: A metal pendant with face.
Manifestly an archaeological find (African archaeology). This pendant, with an eyelet for hanging in the upper section, was made of yellow cast-alloy (brass) or bronze in ‘waste mould’. The elongated, oval face displays a long nose in relief and a hairstyle with crest. Eyes and mouth are deliberately executed in openwork. The greenish patina suggests a high percentage of copper in the metal. Probably from the Djenné culture or the forerunners of the Dogon, the Tellem people in Mali. H: 12 cm. (ME)
Provenance: Gal. Pierre Robin, Paris; Viennese private collection.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
05.11.2014 - 13:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 500.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 800.- to EUR 900.-
Djenné Culture (12th-16th c.), early Dogon or Tellem, Mali: A metal pendant with face.
Manifestly an archaeological find (African archaeology). This pendant, with an eyelet for hanging in the upper section, was made of yellow cast-alloy (brass) or bronze in ‘waste mould’. The elongated, oval face displays a long nose in relief and a hairstyle with crest. Eyes and mouth are deliberately executed in openwork. The greenish patina suggests a high percentage of copper in the metal. Probably from the Djenné culture or the forerunners of the Dogon, the Tellem people in Mali. H: 12 cm. (ME)
Provenance: Gal. Pierre Robin, Paris; Viennese private collection.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Tribal Art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 05.11.2014 - 13:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 31.10. - 05.11.2014 |
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