Urna Bura Terracotta
Bura · Niger
Reference: TRRC-116
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- Material
- Cooked clay, called terracotta
Urn lower than usual, but wider. In its center two parallel relief lines surround its entire perimeter. The upper end is crowned by different parallel lines.…
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Full original description
Urn lower than usual, but wider. In its center two parallel relief lines surround its entire perimeter. The upper end is crowned by different parallel lines. And four relief lines, parallel, formed by a kind of points, start from the top of the urn, on both sides, to the lines that surround its perimeter. The base has a break and at the top of the urn there is a small elongated hole. Like most of the ballot boxes, their surface presents various drawings that are very worn out by the passage of time and their burial. We don't know why this urn has different dimensions than usual, it may not be intended for an adult.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Century III as at XIII
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Niger. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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