Description:

West Africa, Niger, Burkina Faso, Bura Asinda-Sikka culture, 200 to 1200 CE. A large fragment from a vessel, likely a funerary urn, with an elongated stem molded in a stylized person upon a hollow domed base. Great texture is pinched and impressed into the surface; the nodules along the chest may indicate ritualistic scarification! Little is known about this archaeological site, which was discovered and excavated only in the last few decades. It is a necropolis that was filled with anthropomorphic and zoomorphic terracotta figurines, frequently placed above inhumation-style burials; many of these burials had accompanying grave goods, and figures like this one are thought to represent individuals. Size: 4.75" Diameter x 9.75" H (12.1 cm x 24.8 cm); 10.5" H (26.7 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Healy collection, Studio City, California, USA, acquired March 17, 2010; ex-Arte Primitivo; ex-private Northern New Jersey, USA collection; acquired circa the 1990s

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#175164

  • Condition: Fragment of a larger piece as shown. Softening to details and surface abrasions. Light earthen and mineral deposits.

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