Warning: file_put_contents(): Filename cannot be empty in /var/www/prod/expertissim/releases/20190709140056/vendor/doctrine/cache/lib/Doctrine/Common/Cache/FileCache.php on line 254

Warning: file_put_contents(): Filename cannot be empty in /var/www/prod/expertissim/releases/20190709140056/vendor/doctrine/cache/lib/Doctrine/Common/Cache/FileCache.php on line 254

Anthropomorphic funerary urn, Nigeria

Anthropomorphic funerary urn, Nigeria
Sold

Pinkish terra-cotta ceremonial jug or anthropomorphic funerary urn. Long tubular shape. Surface incised with geometric motifs and two stylized eyes.

Middle Valley of Nigeria, Bura-Asinda-Sikka

The period for employing this site dates from 2nd and 12th Century A.S. But it was declared that it was re-used often at a later time.

Height: 51 cm (20 in.) - Diameter: 15 cm (6 in.).

Minor accidents, and cracks.

Bibliography:
- Consult "Vallées du Niger", Eds des Musées Nationaux, 1993-1994.

Provenance :

  • Item(s) quantity:  1
  • Expertissim Reference: 2013060970
Back to my search

Warning: file_put_contents(): Filename cannot be empty in /var/www/prod/expertissim/releases/20190709140056/vendor/doctrine/cache/lib/Doctrine/Common/Cache/FileCache.php on line 254