Description:

Africa, Niger River Valley, Bura-Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 3rd to 5th century CE. A hand-built terracotta head of abstract form with a flared base and a broad, ovoid neck. The raised face protrudes forward and features bulging eyes with slit-form pupils, a prominent nose with a bulbous nasal bridge, petite circular ears, a slender mouth, and a backswept coiffure of 5 braided cords. Many heads and figural effigies from this culture have been found buried upside-down in graves, and this example suggests it portrays the heavily stylized likeness of a deceased individual. Size: 3.1" W x 4.13" H (7.9 cm x 10.5 cm)

Provenance: private Dunwoody, Georgia, USA collection; ex-Peggy Slappey collection

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#164653

  • Condition: Small chips to base, face, nose, and coiffure, with softening to some finer details, and substantial encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation to overall form of face. Nice earthen deposits throughout.

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