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23 - LARGE FEMALE PILLAR STATUE IN THE KUCHAMPA STYLE NIGERIA Ter…
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Estimate €4,000 - €8,000
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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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About the sale The Jean-Jacques Rotthier Collection: Art from Africa and Oceania
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Auction time 09/08/2026 at 4:00 PM
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