"Fetish Pendant Figuring A Panther - Gan Culture, Burkina Faso - 19th Century"
FETISH PENDANT depicting a PANTHER devouring its prey, its body is entirely dotted with spirals, a symbol of eternity and royalty. A suspension ring is placed at the level of the feline's back.Gan culture, Burkina Faso 19th century
Copper alloy
H.: 4; L.: 11.7 cm
No. 186 of the exhibition-sale “Bronzes, monumental miniatures”.
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