Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities Day Two - 18th September 2025
Lot 515
A Cross River currency torque
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
A Cross River currency torque
Nigeria
bronze,
18.5cm wide,
and a Nigerian bronze currency coil, with disc ends and stamped circle decoration, 21cm long, ten West African currencies, bronze and brass, including an anklet, 14cm long, bracelets, a ring and a pendant, a Yoruba knife, the bronze handle of a seated male figure, holding a club and wearing a spiral headdress, with a iron blade, 35.5cm long, an Akan bronze spoon, the notched handle with incised linear and stamped circle decoration, 26cm long, and a Nigerian brass model bow and arrow, with incised and stamped decoration, 25cm x 27.5cm. (15)
Provenance
Tom Phillips Collection, London.