Saturday, June 25, 2022
LOT #254

African Komaland Terracotta Assortment

(3) items from Ghana including a janiform vessel lid fragment having addorsed heads atop a long neck rising from a 4-legged body of which (1) leg survives; a figure seated on a stool having a cupped head and mounted on a wood plinth; and a fragment from another figure

Estimate: $800 - $1,000

Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Dimensions: Height: 11 inches, Width: 6 inches, Depth: 6 inches (seated, on plinth)

Condition: Good, overall moderate to heavy wear consistent with normal use; fragmentary condition; janiform having heavy losses and mineral deposits; seated figure lacks legs and a chipped elbow

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

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Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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