The cracks on this head, now stable, show in the photographs. Some small bits of glue in the cracks are visible only on close inspection.
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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