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"Terracotta Funerary Head. Bankoni Culture "
Archaeological object, probably with a funerary function. -> 考古物件，可能具有葬仪功能。
The first sculptures of the Bankoni style were studied in the 1940s (by Théodore Monod among others) in Bankoni south of Bamako. -> 班科尼风格的第一批雕塑在20世纪40年代被研究（其中包括泰奥多·莫诺等人），地点在巴马科以南的班科尼。
From 1974, this art was studied, and excavations allowed their dating, between the 13th and 15th centuries. (Period of the Mandingo Empire). -> 自1974年以来，对这门艺术进行了研究，考古发掘使其年代可追溯至13世纪至15世纪之间。（曼丁帝国时期）
The style named in reference to the eponymous archaeological site includes several localities in the immediate periphery (Dioila, Mbela....), and further north of the Niger River. -> 以同名考古遗址命名的风格包括在其周边的若干地方（迪奥伊拉 Dioila、姆贝拉 Mbela 等），以及尼日尔河以北的更远地区。
They are sometimes confused with the terracotta of the Bura civilization. -> 它们有时与布拉文明的陶土作品混淆。
They correspond to a prosperous economic period linked to trans-Saharan trade, a hinge between the nomadic world and the sedentary world. -> 它们对应与跨撒哈拉贸易相关的繁荣经济时期，是游牧世界与定居世界之间的枢纽。
The caravans that crossed the desert to Timbuktu, exchanged slaves and gold for salt. -> 穿越沙漠前往廷巴克图的商队以奴隶和黄金换取盐。
These transit cities then experienced significant development. -> 这些中转城市因此经历了显著的发展。
Found mainly in domestic contexts, these statuettes may be representatives of divinities, ancestors, used in the context of the foundation of a house or domestic cults. -> 这些小雕像主要在家庭环境中发现，可能代表神祇、祖先，在建宅或家庭崇拜的场景中使用。
Provenance: Majestic Gallery, Paris -> 来源：巴黎 Majestic Gallery