Bura Terracotta Funerary Vessel vessel animal and human placentas

animal and human placentas

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while those carved from human femur were reserved for the most sacred and high-status contexts

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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