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African Art from the Collection of Dr. Austin Newton

Buyu Amulet, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lot Closed

November 21, 07:52 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

African Art from the Collection of Dr. Austin Newton


Buyu Amulet, Democratic Republic of the Congo


Height (of the head, without leather strip): 3 ½ in (9 cm)

Jacques Blanckaert, Brussels
Private Collection, acquired by descent from the above
Sotheby’s, Paris, December 11, 2013, lot 84, consigned by the above
Austin Newton, Princeton, New Jersey, acquired at the above auction
Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, New Jersey, Surfaces Seen and Unseen, July 2 – October 9, 2016
Princeton University Art Museum, ed., Surfaces Seen and Unseen [Exhibition Checklist], Princeton, 2016, p. 8