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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]

Provenance

From an old Oxford, UK, collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.

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LOT 2334

West African Bronze Figure of a Musician

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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