ARCHEOLOGY, PRIMITIVE ARTS

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Set of objects brought back from the Dahomey campaign (1892) by General Taverna (1854-1945) under the orders of General Dodds. Throne, two divinatory cups and curious group of 6 Yorouba figures, Fon asen recade, 3 silver bracelets... Provenance: by inheritance Exhibition: "Des trésors des rois d'Abomey à l'Afrique d'aujourd'hui", Musée Romain Rolland, Clamecy, 2007

Etruscan bronze statuette