Lot no. 23
LARGE FEMALE PILLAR STATUE IN THE KUCHAMPA STYLE
NIGERIA
Terracotta
Date: 100 BC ± 220 years, certificate from the Brussels Art Laboratory, by P.H. Laycook, dated 24 November 1994
H.: 90 cm (35? in)
(Restorations)
A large Nok female pillar figure in the Kuchampa style, Nigeria
Provenance: Collection of Jean-Jacques Rotthier (1932–2009), Brussels, then passed down through the family
Exhibitions: The Birth of Art in Black Africa: Nok Sculpture in Nigeria, Luxembourg, Banque Générale du Luxembourg, 1998, 12 October to 13 December 1998
Bibliography: The Birth of Art in Black Africa: Nok Sculpture in Nigeria, Banque Générale du Luxembourg & Ed. Adam Biro, Paris, 1998, p. 53, fig. 16
A LARGE NOK FEMALE PILLAR FIGURE IN THE KUCHAMPA STYLE
NIGERIA
Terracotta
Thermoluminescence dating: 100 BC ± 220 years, certificate issued by Brussels Art Laboratory, P. H. Laycock, 24 November 1994
H.: 35? in.
(Restorations)
Provenance: Jean-Jacques Rotthier Collection (1932–2009), Brussels, then by descent
Exhibitions: The Birth of Art in Black Africa: Nok Sculpture in Nigeria, Luxembourg, Banque Générale du Luxembourg, 1998, 12 October – 13 December 1998
Bibliography: The Birth of Art in Black Africa: Nok Sculpture in Nigeria, Banque Générale du Luxembourg & Ed. Adam Biro, Paris, 1998, p. 53, fig. 16
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