Rare Ancient African Bura Terracotta Funerary Urn

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

African Bura Terracotta Funerary Urn, Niger. Size: 7.5'' x 5.75'' x 6'' (19 x 15 x 15 cm). Unglazed terracotta. The phallic-shaped vessel would be used to hold belongings of the deceased to be taken i

2 African Bura Terracotta Funerary Urns, Niger. Unglazed terracotta. Size: 1) 22'' x 7'' x 7'' (56 x 18 x 18 cm). 2) 13.5'' x 6'' x 6'' (34 x 15 x 15 cm). Phallic-shaped vessels would be used to hold

African Bura Asinda-Sikka Terracotta Funerary Urn, Niger. Size: 29.5'' x 9.5'' x 9.5'' (75 x 24 x 24 cm).

African Bura Asinda-Sikka Terracotta Funerary Urn, Niger. Classic phallic stele form with raised decorative elements. C. 200-1400 CE. Property of a New York Collector. Size: 29.5'' x 10'' x 10'' (75 x

African Bura Asinda-Sikka Terracotta Funerary Urn, Niger. Classic phallic stele form with raised decorative elements. C. 200-1400 CE. Property of a New York Collector. Size: 28'' x 10'' x 10'' (71 x 2

2 African Bura Asinda-Sikka Terracotta Funerary Urn, Niger. Classic phallic stele form with raised decorative elements. C. 200-1400 CE. One reconstructed from several pieces, the other broken at the b

Lot 85 African Bura Asinda-Sikka Funerary Urn terracotta Classic phallic stele form with raised decorative elements height: 18 1/2 inches Provenance: Property from the Estate of Rosa and Aaron Esman

Lot 84 African Bura Asinda-Sikka Funerary Urn terracotta Classic phallic stele form with raised decorative elements height: 21 inches Provenance: Property from the Estate of Rosa and Aaron Esman

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

A rare example of an Bura (Niger, West Africa) terracotta urn, 3rd - 13th century, showing remnants of slip color, and anthropomorphic face consisting of a long thin nose (complete with small nostrils

A rare ancient terracotta clay shrine offering with stylized form, a exaggerated head of an ancestral spirit. Bura peoples, Niger river delta, Nigeria, likely dating from the 11th to the 15th century.

A very rare old ancient terracotta clay shrine offering with stylized form, a exaggerated head of an ancestral spirit. Bura peoples, Niger river delta, Nigeria, likely dating from the 11th to the 15th

This is a very rare and fascinating ancient terracotta clay sculpture relic from the Bura culture, present day Niger, Africa. The BURA ASINDA SIKKA CULTURE is mysterious and not much is known other th

This is a very rare and fascinating ancient terracotta clay sculpture relic from the Bura culture, present day Niger, Africa. The BURA ASINDA SIKKA CULTURE is mysterious and not much is known other th

This is a very large, rare and fascinating ancient terracotta clay relic from the Bura culture, present day Niger, Africa. The BURA ASINDA SIKKA CULTURE is mysterious and not much is known other than

This is a very rare and fascinating ancient terracotta clay sculpture relic from the Bura culture, present day Niger, Africa. The BURA ASINDA SIKKA CULTURE is mysterious and not much is known other th

This is a very rare and fascinating ancient terracotta clay relic from the Bura culture, present day Niger, Africa. The BURA ASINDA SIKKA CULTURE is mysterious and not much is known other than the cla

This is a rare and fascinating ancient terracotta clay relic from the Bura culture, present day Niger, Africa. The BURA ASINDA SIKKA CULTURE is mysterious and not much is known other than the clay ido

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

A Very rare and mysterious artifact found in the Bura region of Nigeria, Africa. Such clay shrine idols have been found in this region since the 1980's and very little is known about the culture that

Group of (3) pieces of ancient terracotta, including a 3rd -13th century fragment of a Bura urn from Niger, West Africa, and a vessel and finial fragment also likely Bura. Approximate size, 6.5"H (lar

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