Chamba Ceramic Anthropomorphic Vessel

All you see is a collar, a rim, and a pair of scratched brows.

This anthropomorphic vessel was made by Chamba potters of Nigeria, West Africa, in terra cotta in the 20th century. Face pots of this kind are commonly linked to Chamba ritual life, hedged by the fact that the details differ from village to village. A thick stepped neck rises from a broad shoulder. Fine incised lines arc across the clay above the opening, and the earthy brown surface is worn smooth at the edges.

About 5 inches in each direction. Heavy for its size, and happier left alone.