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Dogon Bronze Altar Ring Antique African Currency Mali
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Dealer: Sante Fe African Art
Contact: Mare Israel - Email Dealer
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Price: $265.00 USD  - Currency Converter

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Dogon Bronze Lebe Serpent Antique Altar Ring
Old African Currency - Ritual Object - Mali

   

A Stunning Old Dogon Bronze Janus Headed Lebe Serpent Altar Ring
Antique African Tribal Art - Ethnographic Currency / Primitive Money - Mali

Collected from the: Dogon peoples of the Bandiagara Cliffs in Mali, West Africa
Material: Solid bronze, old lost wax casting with a heavy concentration of copper to the tin alloy
Estimated Period: 19th century, conservatively
Dimensions: 6.25" outermost diameter, .75" thick; weight is 1.45 pounds
Condition: Exceptional. No structural damage, exquisite signs of age and wear, well patinated knife marks from early ritual offerings with burnished patina indicative of extensive tribal use - stunning!

Please to fully appreciate this remarkable old piece!

Status: For Sale Reference#: _20313541264
Year: UNKNOWN
Country: US


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