"Exceptional Kota Obamba Reliquary Figure - Gabon"
Superb and rare reliquary figure from the Rives de La Sebe height 64cm This fascinating sculpture with a rounded front is presented as one of the archetypes of this very rare type, nine examples showing however obvious variations are already known and are attributed to a master sculptor named " Master of the Sebe "Strong occidation of the brass plates which we see some gaps on the forehead. The round eyes supposedly made of human bone fixed under well-marked arches. A roughly cut copper frontal ridge. The back of the sculpture reveals a dense and dry wood very cracked or appear traces of old black patina. indigenous restoration at the foot Provenance LECLERE sale of June 25, 2011 (see last photo) 
Le Magazine de PROANTIC
TRÉSORS Magazine
Rivista Artiquariato
