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Auction archive: Lot number 58

A MAGNIFICENT AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT BAGA SERPENT, REPUBLIC OF GUINEA

Estimate
US$1,500,000 - US$2,000,000
Price realised:
US$3,289,000
Auction archive: Lot number 58

A MAGNIFICENT AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT BAGA SERPENT, REPUBLIC OF GUINEA

Estimate
US$1,500,000 - US$2,000,000
Price realised:
US$3,289,000
Beschreibung:

A Magnificent and Highly Important Baga Serpent, Republic of Guinea bansonyi/a-Mantsho-na-Tshol, of vertical dynamically undulating form, the serpent rising from a cylindrical base, with bulbous convex abdomen below the concave, elegantly tapered neck surmounted by a protruding crescent lotos-shaped head, decorated with triangular design in relief; exceptionally fine aged patina with red, white and dark brown pigments. height 65 1/2 in. 166.4 cm

Auction archive: Lot number 58
Auction:
Datum:
16 May 2008
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
Beschreibung:

A Magnificent and Highly Important Baga Serpent, Republic of Guinea bansonyi/a-Mantsho-na-Tshol, of vertical dynamically undulating form, the serpent rising from a cylindrical base, with bulbous convex abdomen below the concave, elegantly tapered neck surmounted by a protruding crescent lotos-shaped head, decorated with triangular design in relief; exceptionally fine aged patina with red, white and dark brown pigments. height 65 1/2 in. 166.4 cm

Auction archive: Lot number 58
Auction:
Datum:
16 May 2008
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
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