Eastern Roman Terracotta Bifacial Tablet with Figure, Inscription and Wreaths

CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (3.45 grams, 23 mm).

Rectangular in plan with facing bust flanked by rosettes over a panel with Palmyrene inscription to obverse; wreath above two rosettes to reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Literature

Cf. Rostovtzeff, M., ‘The Caravan-Gods of Palmyra’ in The Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 22, Part 1: Papers Dedicated to Sir George Macdonald K.C.B., 1932, pp.107-116, Pls. XXVI-XXVIII, for similar tesserae.

CONDITION

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