Terracotta vessel, Diorom Boumak, AD 300 – 1500, 20.5 x 0.9 x Ø 28.5 cm

Vessels and containers

Material: Clay/Ceramic | Type: Containers/Vessels | Countries: Senegal

  • Period

    AD 300 – mid-20th century AD

  • Red List

    Red List – West Africa

Category

Vessels and containers
Terracotta. Human- or animal-shaped vases; oval-shaped body and decorations resembling a pregnant woman, with elongated necks and/or topped by a statuette or head. Phallic-shaped funerary urns. Vessels decorated with geometric incisions. Measurements: 10-80 x Ø 10-60 cm.
© Laboratoire de Préhistoire-Protohistoire de l’IFAN/UCAD, Senegal