BURA, STONE HEADS ARCHIVES 3

The heads below have been SOLD. They are left here for reference and education purposes.

 

BURA 66
SOLD

 

BURA 68
SOLD

 

BURA 69
SOLD

 

BURA 71
SOLD

 

BURA 72
SOLD

 

BURA 73
SOLD

 

BURA 76
SOLD

 

BURA 77
SOLD

 

BURA 78
SOLD

 

BURA 80
SOLD

 

BURA 88
SOLD

 

BURA 91
SOLD

 

BURA 92
SOLD

 

BURA 93
SOLD

 

BURA 94
SOLD

 

BURA 97
SOLD

 

BURA 70
SOLD

 

BURA 84
SOLD

 

BURA 99
SOLD

 

BURA 75
SOLD

 

BURA 81
SOLD

 

BURA 85
SOLD

 

BURA 101
SOLD

 

BURA 104
SOLD

 

BURA 105
SOLD

 

BURA 106
SOLD

 

BURA 107
SOLD

 

BURA 109
SOLD

 

BURA 110
SOLD

 

BURA 102
SOLD

Photographs © Hamill Gallery

BURA, STONE HEADS 3, Niger

Named for the Bura archeological site near Bura in southwest Niger, the Bura culture produced a variety of distinctive artifacts made of clay, iron and stone. Little is known of the Bura civilization (ca. 3rd - 11th centuries), which was first discovered in 1975; excavations began in 1983. Most of the objects dug up are terra cotta heads or vessels.

These stone heads , which cannot be tested, were purchased from the same sources as the Bura terracotta  pieces which have been vetted as authentic. Some may have been recarved, or incised lines could have been added or deepened. Some could possibly have been made to be sold.  All of them that we have seen are similar to ours, whether at auctions or at other galleries. All have a shaft form so they were probably placed in the ground.

All are drilled and mounted as the one below.

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