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A Rare Ancient Bura Culture Clay Head Fragment 1000 AD: A rare ancient sculptural terracotta Head fragment from a larger sculpture. Bura culture, Niger River Valley, Niger/Mali/Burkina Faso ca. 1000-1100 AD. Decorated with raised and incised lines on an ar

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A Bura Head: Gedenk-Kopf Bura, Nigeria Gesockelt / with custom base Terrakotta. H 20 cm. Provenienz: Galerie Walu, Zürich (vor 1996). Thermolumineszenz-Altersbestimmung: 500 Jahre (+/-20%). Kopf einer phallischen

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Rare Ancient Bura Stone African Stele: 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

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Ancient African Bura Clay Grave Marker, ex-Arnovick: 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,

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11th-15th Century African Relic Bura Culture Head: 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.

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A Bura Anthropomorphic Terracotta Head: Anthropomorpher Terrakotta-Kopf Bura / Asinda / Sikka, Niger / Burkina Faso Ohne Sockel / without base Terrakotta. H 38 cm. Provenienz: - Philippe Gallardo, Les Puces du Canal, Lyon. - Schweizer Priva

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A Bura Anthropomorphic Terracotta Head: Anthropomorpher Terrakotta-Kopf Bura, Nigeria Gesockelt / with custom base Terrakotta. H 28 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Zürich. Thermolumineszenz-Altersbestimmung: 600 Jahre (+/-20 %).

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A Bura Anthropomorphic Terracotta Head: Anthropomorpher Terrakotta-Kopf Bura / Asinda / Sikka, Niger / Burkina Faso Mit Sockel / with base Terrakotta. H 26 cm. B 8 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Solothurn. In situ erworben. Weite

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A Bura Culture Terracotta Head Fragment 1000 AD: A rare ancient terra cotta head fragment on custom wooden base. Bura culture, Niger River Valley, Niger/Mali/Burkina Faso ca. 1000-1100 AD. Decorated with raised linear designs incisions on a face. Th

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Grp: 3 African Objects Benin Bronze Staff Head: Group of three African objects, including one staff head from Benin, a wrapped fetish, and a terra cotta head, likely Bura. Keywords: BAMBARA or mali bura Dimensions: Tallest figure; height: 24 in. SK

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Ancient African Bura-Asinda-Sikka Stone Funerary Head: **First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Bura-Asinda-Sikka, ca. 3rd to 13th century CE. A highly stylized stone carved into an abstract anthropomorphic head. A thick cylindrical neck incised wi

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Tall Abstract Ancient Bura Sculpture 300-1100 CE: 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

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Serene Ancient Bura Relic 300-100 AD: This is a very large 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 cl

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Lot of Three Ancient Bura Heads 12-16th Century

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This lot contains three ancient Bura culture terracotta heads , likely from larger sculptures. The heads measure Largest is 7 x 5 inches, the smallest is 5 inches tall. Bura Culture, Niger, West Africa. Provenance: Ex Dr Brian Healy estate, New York.

Condition

Fair, what remains is stable

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Lot of Three Ancient Bura Heads 12-16th Century

Name: Lot of Three Ancient Bura Heads 12-16th Century
SKU: 168588539
Price: 280 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $500 - $800

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