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Central African Komaland Terracotta Burial Mound Head Spike Central African Komaland Terracotta Burial Mound Head Spike Central African Komaland Terracotta Burial Mound Head Spike Central African Komaland Terracotta Burial Mound Head Spike Central African Komaland Terracotta Burial Mound Head Spike Central African Komaland Terracotta Burial Mound Head Spike
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LOT 2401

Central African Komaland Terracotta Burial Mound Head Spike

12TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.

5 3/8 in. (254 grams, 13.8 cm).

Cylindrical peg with stylised anthropomorphic head detailing, button eyes, segmented ledge beard, slit mouth, segmented fringe above. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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LOT 2401

Central African Komaland Terracotta Burial Mound Head Spike

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

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