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 A Benin-bronze head of a serpent, which was probably used as marionette. The hand slid like a glove in the head and a fabric-covered arm was moved like a snake. Felix von LUSCHAN: Die Altertümer von Benin, Band 1 -3, Berlin 1919, 18. Kapitel S 340-342. Tafel 77 und 78. Related exemplare: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum. More detailed informations and guesses Gallery Peter Herrmann sold Height: 10 cm |
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