BURA, TERRACOTTA HEAD 76, Niger

This simple enigmatic head has no eyes, only a mouth/nose form and a raised form on the back. It stands on its own.

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.