Koma Figurative Vessel Top

Lumpy round vessel studded with knobs and a crumpled top.

This Koma terra cotta figurative vessel top is Koma, from Northern Ghana, West Africa. Koma terra cotta comes from northern Ghana and is generally dated between the thirteenth and seventeenth centuries, and excavated works have drawn scholarly attention since the late twentieth century. The surface is reddish-orange and grainy, with scratches and a few darker patches along one side. It is 4 inches high and 6 in diameter.

Spiky in a friendly sort of way.