Aksum Terracotta Water Carrier, Ethiopia

Roswitha von Bergmann, Düsseldorf
Karl-Ferdinand Schaedler, Munich, acquired from the estate of the above

Good condition overall. Some fill or slip around the neck, although it does not appear that the head is broken. Some touches of fill or slip to the eyes, nose, proper left shoulder and in places around the arms and where the vessel joins the back of the figure, although again with no clear evidence of any breakage. A few small chips and nicks.
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