Four-legged animal

Bankoni culture, Mali, African

Late 12th-15th century

  • Titles Four-legged animal (Descriptive)
  • Medium fired clay and slip
  • Dimensions 19 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 14 in. (49.5 x 21.6 x 35.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Dick Jemison Collection of African Pottery, AFI.229.2012
  • Work Type figure
  • Classification Sculpture

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