A beautiful old seated statuette, head resting on the left knee in one of the many postures characteristic of Djenné art. The face, with its protruding eyes and open mouth, is highly expressive. Djenné culture, Mali Date: 910 - 1390 A.D. (ASA TL203.294) Smooth ochre terracotta, beautiful red ochre slip with old black concretions. H. 22 cm Provenance : - Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels - Marc Blanpain Collection, Brussels Publications and Exhibitions : - Grunne (de), Djenné-Jeno. 1000 ans de sculpture en terre cuite au Mali / Djenné-Jeno. 1000 years of terracotta statuary in Mali, 2014, n° 133
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A beautiful old seated statuette, head resting on the left knee in one of the many postures characteristic of Djenné art. The face, with its protruding eyes and open mouth, is highly expressive. Djenné culture, Mali Date: 910 - 1390 A.D. (ASA TL203.294) Smooth ochre terracotta, beautiful red ochre slip with old black concretions. H. 22 cm Provenance : - Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels - Marc Blanpain Collection, Brussels Publications and Exhibitions : - Grunne (de), Djenné-Jeno. 1000 ans de sculpture en terre cuite au Mali / Djenné-Jeno. 1000 years of terracotta statuary in Mali, 2014, n° 133

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A beautiful old seated statuette, head resting on the left knee in one of the many postures characteristic of Djenné art. The face, with its protruding eyes and open mouth, is highly expressive. Djenné culture, Mali Date: 910 - 1390 A.D. (ASA TL203.294) Smooth ochre terracotta, beautiful red ochre slip with old black concretions. H. 22 cm Provenance : - Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels - Marc Blanpain Collection, Brussels Publications and Exhibitions : - Grunne (de), Djenné-Jeno. 1000 ans de sculpture en terre cuite au Mali / Djenné-Jeno. 1000 years of terracotta statuary in Mali, 2014, n° 133
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