Rare Koulango pendant with four figures - Lot 93

Rare Koulango pendant with four figures Ivory Coast Bronze Dimensions: Height 9 cm - Width 5.5 cm Provenance: French private collection ---- Rare Koulango Pendant, featuring four characters Ivory Coast Bronze Dimensions: Height 9 cm- Width 5.5 cm Provenance: French private collection "Often small in size, metal objects invite us to come closer, to take a closer look, to touch these materials whose patinas have been softened by time... It's a strange and mysterious world, full of invention, freedom and subtle detail. Since the first millennium AD, metals (copper, iron, gold, alloys), whether native or imported, have been used to make utilitarian objects and ornaments, as well as objects linked to power, divination and religion." Maine Durie. A miniature of intriguing beauty, suggesting meticulous observation, the gaze contemplates in detail, and if in every respect it corresponds to the iconography of Koulango pendants, the great majority of which are in bronze, it stands out from the classic corpus by the representation of four male and female figures, whose physiognomic details are particularly meticulous. --- Often small, metal objects invite us to approach, to look closer, to touch these materials whose patinas have been softened by time... It is a strange and mysterious world, full of invention, freedom and subtlety in detail. Since the first millennium of our era, metals (copper, iron, gold, alloys), in their native state or imported, were used for the manufacture of utilitarian objects and adornments as well as objects related to power, divination and religion." Maine Durie. Miniature of an intriguing beauty suggesting careful observation, the eye contemplates in detail, and if in every point, it corresponds to the iconography of the Koulango pendants that we find in large majority bronze, It stands out from the classical corpus by the representation of four male and female characters, whose physiognomic details are particularly careful. Multiple traces of oxidation and material deposits Multiple traces of oxidation, and material deposits