A powerful male statuette in a classic and characteristic genuflecting position, with the head resting forward on the knee, and bearing numerous ornaments. Nok culture, Nigeria Date: 650 BC - 350 AD Thermoluminescence test, Alliance Science Art - Francine Maurer, Ref : 16.10.24 - TL 201.028 (23/01/2002) Fine-grained terracotta with slight mica inclusions, visible cracks and old cracks, beautiful old pink ochre slip. H. 25 cm Provenance : Bernard de Grunne, Brussels Marc Blanpain Collection, Brussels, acquired 1992
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A powerful male statuette in a classic and characteristic genuflecting position, with the head resting forward on the knee, and bearing numerous ornaments. Nok culture, Nigeria Date: 650 BC - 350 AD Thermoluminescence test, Alliance Science Art - Francine Maurer, Ref : 16.10.24 - TL 201.028 (23/01/2002) Fine-grained terracotta with slight mica inclusions, visible cracks and old cracks, beautiful old pink ochre slip. H. 25 cm Provenance : Bernard de Grunne, Brussels Marc Blanpain Collection, Brussels, acquired 1992

Estimate
€2,000 - €3,000
Result
€4,550
Buyer's premium
30%
A powerful male statuette in a classic and characteristic genuflecting position, with the head resting forward on the knee, and bearing numerous ornaments. Nok culture, Nigeria Date: 650 BC - 350 AD Thermoluminescence test, Alliance Science Art - Francine Maurer, Ref : 16.10.24 - TL 201.028 (23/01/2002) Fine-grained terracotta with slight mica inclusions, visible cracks and old cracks, beautiful old pink ochre slip. H. 25 cm Provenance : Bernard de Grunne, Brussels Marc Blanpain Collection, Brussels, acquired 1992
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Arts from Africa, Oceania, Indonesia and America
Thursday 4 December 2025・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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