ANCESTRAL FIGURE
- Mali, Soninké (Djennenké)
- 14th – 15th century
- Wood, encrusted patina
- H. 51 cm (20 1/8 in.)
- Provenance:
• Private German collection.
• Olivier Castellano.
• Private French collection.
- Publication:
• KLEVER, Ulrich. Bruckmann’s Handbuch der afrikanischen Kunst. München: Bruckmann, 1975. 256 p. n°133.
- Scientific reports:
• Radiocarbon (¹⁴C) dating, QED Laboratory, 26/03/2018, Ref.: QED1808/-C0101. Analysis performed at the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA), Brussels (Ref.: RICH-25599). After calibration, the calibrated date range AD 1397–1445 has a 93.9% probability.
• X-ray radiography, Dr N. Favoreel, Department of Radiology, Sint-Amandsberg (Belgium), December 2025.
Photo credit : Studio Asselberghs – Frédéric Dehaen
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