PF1340

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Lot 1
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Figurine anthropomorphe Détroit de Béring, Alaska, Etats-Unis 1er millénaire avant J.-C.

Estimate
7,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description

  • Figurine anthropomorphe
  • Ivoire marin à patine brune
  • h. 7,8 cm ; 3 in

Provenance

Galerie Merton Simpson, New York, 1978
Collection Barbier-Mueller, Genève, Inv. n° 901

Exhibited

Soleure, Kunstmuseum, 1er mai-31 décembre 1992, Genève, Musée Barbier-Mueller, 15 février-30 septembre 1993, Barcelone, Museu Barbier-Mueller d’Art Precolombí, 24 avril-31 décembre 1999, Les fruits du silence: art des Indiens d’Amérique du Nord dans les collections du Musée Barbier-Mueller

Condition

Bon état, fissure visible parcourant le dos de la statuette Good condition, visible crack running along the back of the figure.
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