BURA, TERRACOTTA HEAD 71, Niger

There is obvious damage (eroded right side of head and mouth), but the condition is stable. It stands on its own.

Little is known of the Bura civilization (ca. 3rd - 11th centuries). The site was first discovered in 1975, excavations began in 1983. Most of the objects dug up are terracotta heads or vessels. Many of these terracotta heads are fragments from vessels or figures.