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LOT 2334
West African Bronze Figure of a Musician
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 in. (89 grams, 93 mm).
Figure of a musician playing a type of xylophone with a beater in each hand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old Oxford, UK, collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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