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Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery
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Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery
Human Figure with an Animal Head
ca. 11th–16th century
Steatite
7 7/8 x 3 x 3 9/16 in. (20 x 7.6 x 9 cm)
Gift of Alfred M. Prince
2008.114.1
Culture:
Sapi
Classification:
Sculpture
Geography:
Made in Sierra Leone
Status:
Not on view
Provenance:
Alfred Prince, 1987–2008, possibly purchased in Freetown
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions 2009,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2009): 122, ill.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
