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h 18 cm
Steatite Janus figure with a dark oily glaze.
A rare and unusual figure of a head with two faces positioned back-to-back, facing outwards and sculpted with the same features. A large hole penetrates the entire sculpture.The Kono are a people situated in Guinea’s mountain region that crosses the river Moa.
Steatite Janus figure with a dark oily glaze.
A rare and unusual figure of a head with two faces positioned back-to-back, facing outwards and sculpted with the same features. A large hole penetrates the entire sculpture.The Kono are a people situated in Guinea’s mountain region that crosses the river Moa.
Provenance
Han Coray antique collection, Agnuzzo, Lugano;
Galleria Paolo Morigi, Lugano (1980);
Collection of Walter Schwab, Bern (inv. WS 334)
Galleria Paolo Morigi, Lugano (1980);
Collection of Walter Schwab, Bern (inv. WS 334)
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