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Explore image in Human Figure with an Animal Head
ca. 11th–16th century
Steatite
7 7/8 × 3 × 3 9/16 in. (20 × 7.6 × 9 cm)
Gift of Alfred M. Prince
2008.114.1
Geography:
Sierra Leone
Culture:
Sapi
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
Alfred Prince, 1987–2008, possibly purchased in Freetown
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions 2009,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2009): 122, ill.
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