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Lot Description

Thirteen Saharan Stone Bracelets and Discoidals

North Africa, Tenere Desert, Circa 5th Millennium B.C. and Later

Diameter of largest 6 1/8 inches (15.6 cm).

This lot is located in Chicago.

Property from a Chicago Collection

Provenance:
Possibly Boubacar Doubou, Niamey, Niger.
Joseph Knopfelmacher Collection (29 September, 1923-13 March, 2019), New York.
Amyas Naegele Fine Art, New York; where acquired by the present owner.

Exhibited:
New Jersey, Tenafly, The African Art Museum of the SMA Fathers, Shaped Stones of the Sahara, Origins of an African Aesthetic, 10 April-9 May, 2005.

Condition Report

Height with stand 8 1/16 inches (20.5 cm). Intact. Natural inclusions, fissures, and divots present throughout; minor chipping to the extremities. In very attractive and stable condition.

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