African, Bura-Asinda, Central Niger, Ancient (Possibly 3rd - 13th C) Clay Kneeled Figure

Bura-Asinda, Central Niger, ancient (Possibly 3rd - 13th C) clay kneeled figure, 11.5"h x 4.5"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

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

Bura Asinda-Sikka, southwest Niger, ca. 3rd to 13th centuries CE. This is a large, handsome, hollow rough earthenware pottery figure showing a human face with its hair done in thick cornrow strips and

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, with coffee bean shaped eyes and mouth, the right ear deli

Bura-Asinda Culture, (4) terracotta heads, Possibly 3rd-13th c. CE, Niger Region, (2) cylindrical heads with raised features on flaring bases, (2) fragmentary heads on custom stands, 12"h (largest), 5

Bura-Asinda Culture, (2) terracotta urns, Possibly 3rd-13th c. CE, Niger Region, hollow round earthenware reliquary vessels issuing figural busts, the larger fragmentary, the smaller a rare intact exa

Bura-Asinda Culture, (3) terracotta pots, Possibly 3rd-13th c. CE, Niger Region, two orb form pots with flaring lip, together with a similar oval shaped vessel, each lightly incised with surface decor

(7) Bura-Asinda terracotta anthropomorphic busts, Possibly 3rd-13th c. CE, Niger Region, hand-moulded red earthenware, each modeled as a human head with raised features, 7"h (largest) Provenance: Esta

Bura-Asinda Culture,anthropomorphic stone figure, Likely 3rd-13th c. CE, Niger Region, carved stone, highly stylized figure, the oblong face with raised eyes and nose, torso detailed with neck ring, f

Bura Culture, (4) terracotta vessels, Possibly 3rd-13th c. CE, Niger Region, red clay, some pots with incised and moulded decoration, (3) with orb-form bodies and flaring lip, the largest with sealed

Bura-Asinda Culture, (2) anthropomorphic figures, Likely 3rd-13th c. CE, Lower Niger Region, the larger with raised nose and incised features, the smaller with carved coiffure and banding around base,

Bura-Asinda Culture, (7) small terracotta pots, Likely 3rd-13th c. CE, Lower Niger Region, red clay, each with rounded bottoms and flaring rim, some with raised cord-form decoration, mineral deposits

**First Time At Auction** Western Africa, southwest Niger, Bura Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 3rd to 13th century CE. An intriguing standing depiction of an anthropomorphic ancestral figure, hand-carved f

Bura-Asinda Culture, (6) small terracotta pots, Likely 3rd-13th c. CE, Lower Niger Region, red clay, with rounded bottoms and flaring rims, one tripod jar, some with incised or applied decoration, 7"h

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

Bura-Asinda Culture, (7) terracotta busts, Likely 3rd-13th c. CE, Lower Niger Region, hand-moulded red clay, each with raised and incised features, 9"h (largest), 5"h (smallest) Provenance: Estate of

Africa, 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 exa

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, 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 incised slit eyes and mouth, small modeled ears, a

This is a very rare relic from Southwest Niger, Western Africa. This stone was carved by the Bura Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 3rd to 13th centuries CE. A anthropomorphic head atop a stone torso with a b

Bura-Asinda Culture, (3) terracotta vessels, Likely 3rd-13th c. CE, Lower Niger Region, including a large phallic vessel and two small pots, one with deeply incised spiral decoration, larger vessel mo

Bura-Asinda Culture, (3) nice terracotta pots, Likely 3rd-13th c. CE, Lower Niger Region, each with rounded bottoms, two with elongated necks and flaring rim, each with raised decorative banding, some