Lobi Terracotta Lidded Altar Vessel brahmaniduck This rare survival offers a

This rare survival offers a vivid glimpse into Han dynasty ritual practice

elite garments

and jewelry crafted from semi-precious stones

Crafted from terracotta and adorned with vibrant sancai (three-color) glazes in black

likely the frontlet of the skull

Lobi Terracotta Lidded Altar Vessel brahmaniduck This rare survival offers aLobi people, early to mid. 20th century, Burkina Faso, West Africa Magnificent and finely hand built terracotta altar vessel, crafted by a Lobi woman potter, presenting a beautifully rounded body, corseted neck, flaring rim, and its original sturdy lid. The exterior is meticulously impressed with delicate arcs, triangles, and linear bands. Vessels of this type were placed on domestic altars dedicated to protective spirits (thil), where they held water