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66 - SEATED MALE DJENNÉ-JENO FIGURE WITH DAGGER INNER NIGER DELTA…
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Estimate €8,000 - €12,000
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SEATED MALE DJENNÉ-JENO FIGURE WITH DAGGER INNER NIGER DELTA, MALI Terracotta Date: 1210 AD (+/- 110 years), Alliance-Science Art certificate by Francine Maurer, dated 13 October 1993 H.: 34 cm (13³?? in.) (Restorations) A Djenne-Jeno male figure seated with a dagger, Inner Niger Delta, Mali Provenance: Claude-Henri Pirat, Brussels Jean-Jacques Rotthier Collection (1932–2009), Brussels, then passed down through the family Bibliography: Schaedler, (Karl-Ferdinand), *Earth and Ore: 2,500 Years of African Art in Terra-cotta and Metal*, Eurasburg, 1997, p. 57 The Human Condition: The Dream of a Shadow, Institute of Culture, City History Museum, Lunwerg, Barcelona 2004, p. 115 de Grunne (Bernard), Djenné-Jeno: 1,000 Years of Terracotta Sculpture in Mali, Brussels, 2014, cat. no. 122 A DJENNÉ-JENO MALE FIGURE SEATED WITH A DAGGER INNER NIGER DELTA, MALI Terracotta Thermoluminescence dating: AD 1210 (± 110 years), certificate issued by Alliance-Science Art, Francine Maurer, 13 October 1993 H.: 13³?? in. (Restorations) Provenance: Claude-Henri Pirat, Brussels Jean-Jacques Rotthier Collection (1932–2009), Brussels, then by descent Bibliography: Schaedler, (Karl-Ferdinand), *Earth and Ore: 2,500 Years of African Art in Terra-cotta and Metal*, Eurasburg, 1997, p. 57 La condició humana: el somni d’una ombra, Institut de Cultura, Museu d’historia de la Ciutat, Lunwerg, Barcelona 2004, p. 115 de Grunne (Bernard), Djenné-Jeno: 1,000 Years of Terracotta Sculpture in Mali, Brussels, 2014, cat. no. 122
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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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