OK, so this piece has been sitting on my desk for a very long time. Of course the consignor wants to sell it, but I do not know how to describe it or date it. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.
I am very sure the
face is intended to be a Nubian (although according to the
Met website, the
Greeks called al black Africans Ethiopian, not Nubian).
It does not appear to have been on a cord, so it is not a
bulla sealing. I think it must be either a
tessera or a
votive offering. Are there other
tessera this shape? None that I know about.
Ideas? Thoughts? Anything?