BURA, TERRACOTTA HEAD 53, Niger

Photographs © Tim Hamill

 BURA
Head 53
7.5"
SOLD

The small crack on the back of this head is stable.

Little is known of the Bura civilization (ca. 3rd - 11th centuries). The site was first discovered in 1975, excavations began in 1983. Most of the objects dug up are terracotta heads or vessels. Many of these terracotta heads are fragments from vessels or figures.This one is mounted on a square black iron base.

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