LOBI VESSEL 9, Terracotta, 16.5", Burkina Faso, $800, SOLD.
These pots are among the rarest and most prized in African pottery. Nos. 1. 2, 5, 6 & 8 have 4-sided openings cut almost invisibly into the top, which opens to reveal a small opening. The others have more loosely fitting lids. No. 7 lid does not match its vessel. 7 & 11 have surface damage (many missing points).
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