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A FINE FON SCEPTRE
Dahomey
The curved top with tall incised crest, applied lenticular metal panels and incised metal caps to finial and base, white metal boss to the top of the shaft which is bound with spiraling metal wire, dark glossy patina.
21 in. (53.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Herbert Baker, Los Angles, 1973

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