Bura Terracotta Funerary Figure Head auroch London: Thames and Hudson

London: Thames and Hudson

echoing the grandeur of earlier Han and Tang funerary art while adapting it to contemporary Ming aesthetics and values

8cm (excluding the modern base)

Exports flourished particularly during the Ming export ban (1371–1509)

and warfare

Bura Terracotta Funerary Figure Head auroch London: Thames and HudsonBura Asinda Sikka Culture, c. 2001200AD, Niger or Burkina Faso, West Africa. An absolutely gorgeous solid red earthenware funerary figure head resting upon an elongated neck, exemplifying the distinctive sculptural traditions of the Bura Asinda Sikka culture. Although each Bura terracotta is unique, this striking example retains many features associated with the broader sculptural heritage of West Africa, including characteristics that recall the