Janus Torso on Vessel Top, Koma culture, Ghana, Sisili/Kulpawn River Basin, Ghana, African, fired clay, slip

Janus Torso on Vessel Top

Koma culture, Ghana, Sisili/Kulpawn River Basin, Ghana, African

About 1350 - 1450

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