Lot Essay
Cf. Chaffin, 1980, p.290, fig.174, for a similar Kota figure in the Musée Royal d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels
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A SMALL KOTA RELIQUARY HEAD
The oval face with applied horizontal strips of copper and brass, button inset eyes, the long cylindrical neck bound with copper strips, embossed copper panels to the top of the head and back of the neck
7in. (18cm.) high
The oval face with applied horizontal strips of copper and brass, button inset eyes, the long cylindrical neck bound with copper strips, embossed copper panels to the top of the head and back of the neck
7in. (18cm.) high