Description:

A Rare and Important African Terracotta Portrait Head, 12th to 16th c., Ife, Nigeria, naturalistically modeled with conical headdress and facial "scarification" striations, height 8 1/4 in., plinth mount, overall height 11 in.; accompanied by an ASA report and Texas A&M X-rays. Provenance: With private collector, Brussels, Belgium; to James Willis Tribal Art, San Francisco, CA; to current owner Note: The ASA Francine Maurer (Authentification et Datation d'Objets d'Art et d'Archéologie par Méthodes Scientifiques) Certificate, Ref.# 27.36.26, TL# 304.142, dated April 22, 2003, is consistent with the dating of this lot.
Starting Bid: $20000

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November 18, 2012 11:00 AM CST
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