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THBAncient West African Sokoto Terracotta Bust of a Female
Lot 285
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
West Africa, modern day Nigeria, Sokoto culture, ca. 500 BCE to 200 CE. A fascinating terracotta bust of a female figure of a highly stylized form, presenting a sizeable head, sloped shoulders, and slender arms bent at the elbows to rest beneath her circular breasts. The figure's minimalistic visage is comprised of slender eyes, a flat nose with delineated nostrils, and a straight mouth, held slightly open. Lightly incised lines adorn the elongated head, likely representing ritual scarification or face paint. Size: 2" W x 5.25" H (5.1 cm x 13.3 cm); 7.75" H (19.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Sokoto state in modern day northwest Nigeria is in the Niger River Valley, at the confluence of ancient trade routes and roughly contemporary with the Nok culture to its south. Very little is known of the ancient Sokoto culture; Bayard Rustin (yes that one!), who originally collected the Sokoto collection for the Yale University Art Gallery, recorded that most terracotta pieces like this one were found in large manmade mounds.
Provenance: private Houston, Texas, USA collection, acquired in 2006; ex-Julie Carson, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
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#162928Missing bottom part of figure. Expected softening of detail, nicks, and abrasions, commensurate with age. Otherwise, nice with light earthen deposits and encrustations throughout.Condition
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