African Bura Terracotta Funeral Effigy Jar, ex-Arnovick

Bura Asinda-Sikka, southwest Niger, ca. 3rd to 13th centuries CE. This is a large hollow earthenware pottery jar with a humanoid head atop it and decoration around the neck/shoulders. This piece was p

Africa, Mali / Niger, Bura-Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 3rd to 11th centuries CE. A carved solid terracotta memorial head from a vessel or figure, with incised slit eyes and mouth, small modeled ears, a

Africa, Mali/Niger, Bura-Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 14th to 16th century CE. A carved solid terracotta figural fragment with incised eyes and mouth, a delicate upturned nose, a rather fanciful coiffure

Bura Asinda-Sikka, southwest Niger, ca. 3rd to 13th centuries CE. This is a large, handsome, hollow rough earthenware pottery figure showing a human with decorated arms and chest as well as hair done

**Originally Listed at $300** New lower price! Africa, Nigeria, Katsina style, ca. 200 BCE to 100 CE. This is a terracotta head with long features and no chin; the eyes are holes, as are the nose and

Africa, Bura /Asinda / Sikka area, present day Niger and Burkina Faso, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. This is a thick-walled, smooth terracotta cylindrical figure with three nubbins representing sexual organs,

Africa, Niger River Delta, Igbo, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fascinating terracotta shrine effigy created by the Igbo peoples of the Niger River Delta, its unusual form elaborately adorn

Africa, Inland Nigeria, Chamba, ca. early 20th century CE. A seated terracotta figure with outstretched arms and legs and a very expressive visage with signs of a large and perhaps open mouth. The fig

Africa, Mali / Niger, Bura-Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 3rd to 11th centuries CE. A carved solid terracotta memorial head from a vessel or figure, with pierced eyes and a slit mouth, a slightly raised no

Africa, Mali / Niger, Bura-Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 3rd to 11th centuries CE. A carved solid terracotta memorial head from a vessel or figure, detailed with slit eyes and mouth, a slightly raised nos

Africa, Mali/Niger, Bura-Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 3rd to 11th centuries CE. A carved solid terracotta memorial head from a vessel or figure, with coffee bean shaped eyes and mouth, the right ear deli

Two African Bura Terracotta Pots. Provenance: ex. Eric Robertson Gallery, NYC. Repairs to legs. Size: 1) 11.5'' x 7'' x 7'' (29 x 18 x 18 cm); 2) 14'' x 9'' x 9'' (36 x 23 x 23 cm).

Africa, Bura-Asinda-Sikka, Mali / Niger, ca. 3rd to 11th century CE. A rare carved stone head/marker from this little known culture. The entire marker is carved to resemble a human figure with charact

Three African Bura Terracotta Artifacts, Upper Niger, 10th-11th century CE. Provenance: ex Eric Robertson Gallery, NYC. Sizes ranging from: Size: 7'' x 5'' x 4'' (18 x 13 x 10 cm) to 12.75'' x 4'' x 4

Ca. 11th-15th. Age appropriate wear on what is a fragment of a larger figurine, see photos. Ex-Nooter

African Bura Terracotta Urn in Phallic Form, 1100-1400 CE. Size: 31.25'' x 12'' x 12'' (79 x 30 x 30 cm). Provenance: Ex. collection Karim Deen.

Africa, Bura / Asinda/ Sikka area, present day Niger and Burkina Faso, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. This is a heavy, painted stone funerary marker decorated with incised designs and with the bulging eyes, lon

A large Bura terracotta, an expressive head with arms at a chest, a solid piece. 11" H Provenance: Ex collection, NYC

An Ancient BURA CULTURE Terracotta Head , Niger, Africa. Dating from Circa 3rd to 11th century. A very serene looking example with a wonderfully executed face. Ex Private New York Collection. The head

AN ANCIENT AFRICAN FUNERARY TERRACOTTA POT, BURA-ASINDA-SIKKA CULTURE, NIGER, AD 3RD-13TH CENTURY, terracotta amphora form jar with coiled or nodule relief at the end, with impressed texture to body a

An Ancient BURA CULTURE Terracotta sculpture , Niger, Africa. Dating from Circa 3rd to 11th century. A rare example with head leaning back and gazing towards the heavens. Provenance: Ex Dr. Brian Heal

Africa, Nigeria, Sokoto culture, ca. 500 BCE to 200 CE. An impressive and relatively rare Sokoto terracotta head, with characteristic overhanging brows. It is difficult to ascertain whether it had a f

A very unusual and rare male and female effigies in terracotta clay of seated figures with well weathered surface. The clay idols measure 9 x 5 x 3.5 inches. Luba peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa.

A very rare and serene effigy of a kneeling and praying Christian Convert with a weathered and encrusted surface suggesting good age. Bakongo peoples, central Africa. The figure is terracotta clay and