Julien Gauthier

African Art Auction (Austrian Collection)

Bronze head from Ife, commemorative head.
Replica of the 17th century,
4 kilograms.

Made using the lost-wax casting process,
an elaborate wax-burnout process.

Bronze Kopf aus Ife, Gedenkkopf.
Replika des 17. Jahrhunderts,
4 Kilo.

In der verlorenen Form hergestellt,
aufwendiges Wachs-Ausschmelzverfahren.

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Bronze Head - Yoruba - Nigeria

Bronze - Fair condition

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Bronze Kopf is a 4 kg bronze commemorative head from Ife, Nigeria, associated with Yoruba culture and described as a reproduction of a 17th-century original, made using the lost-wax process.

Bronze Head - Yoruba - Nigeria

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Bronze Kopf is a 4 kg bronze commemorative head from Ife, Nigeria, associated with Yoruba culture and described as a reproduction of a 17th-century original, made using the lost-wax process.

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