Bracelet, Côte d'Ivoire, African, ivory and red palm oil

Bracelet

Côte d'Ivoire, African

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Disc-shaped glass trade bead with white, red and turquoise strips
Blackish-brown globular vessel has neck and curved rim; four convex bands connect top of rim back to body of vessel, forming handles. Appliqued serpentine animals interspersed with sunburst or spider forms, raised ovals, and raised vertical lines adorn body of vessel.
Wood figure of Ptah-Soker-Osiris, the mummiform figure wears a tripartite wig and a short chin beard, on an integral plinth which was originally inserted in a separately made base, traces of polychrome preserved throughout.
Collector number EWGH 28