Dogon Bronze Lidded Box With Equestrian Figures Mali

$2,700 · Offered by Second Story Books

Mali. A cast bronze lidded box with arched cover, raised equestrian figures, animal-form side handles, short feet, and incised decorative borders. The sides feature relief animal motifs, including a lizard or crocodile-like figure. In Dogon tradition, boxes like this are linked to status, ritual use, and symbolic storage, and may have held offerings, ritual materials, valuables, or sacred objects.Dimensions approximately 7 x 9 x 3 inches.In Very Good

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