Ancient DJENNE JENNE JENO Terracotta Statue - MALI - 12th / 16 th Century

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Ancient DJENNE JENNE JENO Terracotta Statue - MALI - 12th / 16 th Century :
$590.00

Huge Antique DJENNE / JENNE JENO Terracotta Statue
traditional figure of a sitting Male behind a kneeling Female
MALI - circa 12th / 16th century- material : terracotta ;
origin : between Niger and Bani Rivers (inland Niger delta) ;
estimated age : circa 12th to 16th century ; - height : 30 cm x 14.5 cm x 24.5 cm (approx. 11.8 x 5.7 x 9.6 in.) ;
weight : 6.4 kg ; - rare and graceful terracotta sculpture of typical DJENNE kneeling position ;
may have served as funerary guardian figure ;- provenance: JMR private collection ; French sale House (1970) ;- literature : Bernard de Grunne, \"The terracotta statuary of the inland delta of the Niger in Mali\" ;- condition : fragmented with losses ; well reconstituted and repaired by a museum specialist.