Gentlemen.
Chad
Reference: FEC-8
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- Height
- 14 cm
- Material
- Bronze
Kotoko Horseman, descendant of the Sao, from the Ndjamena region, in the Tchad. The São civilization, already missing, was understood along the north of the Cameroon,…
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Full original description
Kotoko Horseman, descendant of the Sao, from the Ndjamena region, in the Tchad. The São civilization, already missing, was understood along the north of the Cameroon, the Tchad and Nigeria, between the centuries XII a XVIThey are known for their terracotta statues and bronze figures.
This beautiful figure with a nice patina, green malachite in some areas, presents a torso of the worn animal and holes that witness the wear suffered throughout the times. The knight is embossed in a turban and carries in the group of his mount a kind of conical container whose use is difficult to specify.
Further technical information
- Width
- 12 cm
- Attributed period
- First third century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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