Sold2016Ancient African Bura Clay Grave Marker, ex-ArnovickAfrica, 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,See Sold Price
Sold201619th C. African Dakakari Clay Grave Marker, ex-ArnovickDakakari culture, Nigeria, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. This incredible, large, hollow pottery figure shows a four-legged, horned animal (maybe a hartebeest?) with ears erect and a collar of some kindSee Sold Price
Sold2016Ancient African Bura Stone Funerary Marker, ex-ArnovickAfrica, Bura/Asinda/Sikka area, present day Niger and Burkina Faso, ca. 600 to 1300 CE. This is a heavy green stone funerary marker decorated with incised designs and a long face with mouth, nose, earSee Sold Price
Sold2016Ancient African Clay Bura Head, Ex-ArnovickAfrica, 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 noSee Sold Price
Sold2016Ancient African Clay Bura Head, ex-ArnovickAfrica, 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 deliSee Sold Price
Sold2017Ancient African Bura Asinda-Sikka Figure, ex-ArnovickAfrica, Bura Asinda-Sikka area, present day Niger and Burkina Faso, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. This is a heavy funerary marker with an exaggerated buttocks and abstract upper body. The figure is probably feSee Sold Price
Sold2016African Bura Anthropomorphic Stone Marker, ex-ArnovickAfrica, 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 charactSee Sold Price
Sold2016Ancient African Bura Terracotta Head, ex-ArnovickAfrica, 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, aSee Sold Price
Sold2016Ancient African Bura Terracotta Bust, ex-ArnovickAfrica, 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 coiffureSee Sold Price
Sold2016West African Bura Clay Figure Fragment, ex-ArnovickBura 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 doneSee Sold Price
Sold2016Ancient African Katsina Clay Shrine Figure, ex-ArnovickAfrica, Katsina, modern day Nigeria, ca. 200 BCE to 100 CE. This is a wonderfully (almost)-complete hollow clay shrine figure with a metal bracelet around one wrist. The face is expressive, with a larSee Sold Price
Sold2017Ancient African Katsina Clay Janus Head, ex-Arnovick**Previously Listed At $350** Africa, Northeast Nigeria, Katsina, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. Quite rare, an ancient Katsina terracotta janus (double-headed) figure that once belonged to a statue thatSee Sold Price
Sold2016Bura West African Stone Funerary Marker, ex-ArnovickAfrica, 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, lonSee Sold Price
Sold2016Old African Clay Bura Head Plaited Coiff, ex-ArnovickAfrica, 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 nosSee Sold Price
Sold2016African Bura-Asinda-Sikka Clay Head, ex-ArnovickAfrica, Mali / Niger, Bura-Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 3rd to 11th centuries CE. One of the finer of this variety of clay heads we have seen! Long neck with 4 levels of added/ punched necklaces, head slSee Sold Price
Sold2016Early / Large African Bura Head, ex-ArnovickAfrica, Niger River valley, Bura culture, ca 3rd to 13th century, but most likely toward the later end of the culture. Large and unusual pottery head of a human in redware coarse clay. Figure with exaSee Sold Price
Sold2024Ancient Bura Clay Head Ex Becker CollectionA rare and fascinating relic of a anthropomorphic sculpture from the Bura-Asinda-Sikka Culture. The remains of a statue with classic facial features and long neck. The relic dates to the 3rd-11th centSee Sold Price
Sold2017Ancient African Bura Stone Funerary Marker**Back at auction due to non-paying bidder** Africa, Bura/Asinda/Sikka area, present day Niger and Burkina Faso, ca. 600 to 1300 CE. This is a heavy green stone funerary marker decorated with incisedSee Sold Price
Sold2016Rare African Clay Sokoto Head - Ex ArnovickAfrica, 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 fSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Dramatic Bura Ancient Clay Relic Ex Endicott collectionA expressive and dramatic Bura sculpture fragment of a head, with incised linear designs and "minimalist" facial features. Bura-Asinda-Sikka culture dating from the 3rd to 11th century, Niger, West AfSee Sold Price
Sold2023Giryama Vigango Mortuary Ancestor Post Kenya African Tribal Grave Marker #2Ca. 19thC. Age appropriate wear throughout as shown. Kenya. Purchased Greg LaChapelle 2004. Ex-Nooter col. The Giryama/Mijikenda people of the Kenyan coast are known for their long-standing traditionSee Sold Price
Sold2023Giryama Vigango Mortuary Ancestor Post Kenya African Tribal Grave Marker #1Ca. 19thC-20thC. Age appropriate wear throughout as shown. Kenya. Ex-Nooter col.The Giryama/Mijikenda people of the Kenyan coast are known for their long-standing tradition of carved wooden mortuary pSee Sold Price
Sold2020Ancient Bura Sculpture African Relic 300-1100 ADAn 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 HealSee Sold Price
Sold2021Africa, Niger, Terracotta Grave Marker, 3rd-11thAfrica, Niger Terracotta Grave Marker, 3rd-11th CenturyBura peoplesheight 22 x diameter 8 in. (55.88 x 20.32 cm.) Douglas Dawson Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 1996The Barbara and Ed Okun CollectionSee Sold Price
Jun 07Ethnika Home Decor & AntiquesLarge Ife Clay / Terracotta Head of Oni Yoruba Nigeria African 17.5" HUS$150
4 days LeftGeorge Cole AuctionsTray Bronze Revolutionary Grave Marker 1895 Patent Made By M.D. Jones + Co, Boston 8" Diam + RxUS$30
Jun 04Heritage Auctions70317: An Ancient Dogon Figure Mali, c. 1400-1600 AD US$1,500
Jun 18Cowboy Joe's AntiquesAncient Greece Clay Artifact Pot with Spout/ Oil Lamp Ca. 5th-6th CenturyUS$100
Jun 08Tony Putty ArtifactsGroup of 39 Neolithic Points from Northern Africa. 1 1/8"-2 1/16". Centuries old, a variety ofUS$50(1 bid)
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts4 7/8" Hardin. Burlington Chert. Ancient rechipping on tip. Jefferson County, MO. Ex Forrest DilleyUS$50