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Three snake pendants - Burkina Faso

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Item Details

Description

copper alloy (bronze, brass),

a) snake pendant, early Voltaic, Gan type, l: 8 cm
b) rare pendant with coiled snake, transitional phase early Voltaic - Voltaic, h: 3 cm; w: 4.3 cm
c) snake pendant, 19th century, probably a work of the Noumou for the Lobi
(according to W. Glar)

Provenance:
Wilfried Glar, Eschweiler, Germany

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Three snake pendants - Burkina Faso

Name: Three snake pendants - Burkina Faso
SKU: 174170464
Price: 600 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €600 - €1,200

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