Bura Ceremonial Urn From Burkina Faso, Africa
Beautiful funerary terracotta from the BURA region (Niger). It is a cylindrical anthropomorphic sculpture decorated with geometric designs. It represents a human character with a schematized phallic body; it could be the lid of a funerary urn or a grave marker of a high-ranking person. Height: 50 cm. Period of completion estimated between 200 and 1200 years AD.
2 790 €
Period: Before 16th century
Style: Tribal Art
Condition: Condition of use
Material: Terracotta
Length: 50 cm
Width: 13 cm
Reference (ID): 1344518
Availability: In stock
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