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• Auction House:
  Cordy's
• Sale Name:
  December 2016 Art & Antique Auction
• Sale Date:
  06 Dec 2016 ~ 9am
  06 Dec 2016 ~ 5pm
• Lot #:
  115
• Lot Description:
  A West African (Benin) copper alloy (bronze) device
  Reputedly a ritual object to indicate potable water and avoid its pollution, being placed visibly in a water source. Torus 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 (prominent dermatologist, virologist and noted collector), subsequently bought by our owner in the early 1980s.
• Estimate:
  NZ$500 - 500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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