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• Auction House:
  Cordy's
• Sale Name:
  September 2017 Art & Antique Auction
• Sale Date:
  19 Sep 2017 ~ 9.30am (NZ time) - Session 1 - Lots 1 - 473
  19 Sep 2017 ~ 5pm (NZ time) Session 2 - Lots 480 - 766
• Lot #:
  134
• Lot Description:
  A West African (Benin) bronze torus device
  Reputedly a ritual object to indicate potable water and avoid its pollution, being placed visibly in a water source. Circular shape with flanged slot and four affixed spheres, with various surface decorations. Width 175.
• Provenance:
  Purchased at Eskenazi Ltd., London by Dr Alvin Friedman-Kien (noted collector) subsequently bought by our owner in the early 1980s.
• Estimate:
  NZ$400 - 400
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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