Bura Terracotta Funerary Vessel vessel animal and human placentas

animal and human placentas

adorned with greenish-blue

under-fired

The Tenerian culture thrived in the Sahara during the Neolithic Subpluvial

Bura Terracotta Funerary Vessel vessel animal and human placentasBura Asinda Sikka Culture, c. 2001200 AD, Niger or Burkina Faso, West Africa A fascinating and finely modeled ancient terracotta vessel, formed with a gracefully compressed globular body, short ring foot, flaring rim, and a single loop handleelements that together convey both elegance and solemn ritual purpose. This vessel is a rare survivor of the Bura Asinda Sikka culture, a mysterious and highly distinctive civilization that thrived in the lower