Superb box - Dogon - Mali (No reserve price)

Magnificent bronze box with an arched lid, adorned with relief horse figures, with side handles in the shape of animals, short feet, and incised decorative borders. The sides bear relief animal motifs, including a figure of a serpent. In Dogon tradition, chests of this type are associated with social status, ceremonial use, and the symbolic preservation of objects. They could contain offerings, ritual objects, valuable objects, or sacred objects.