Ethiopian Terra Cotta Head Fragment, Aksumite? shoe shaped Not only would it be

Not only would it be good for twirling around and using as a staff to add dramatic flourish to routines

I'd like to think she was the carver's mother or grandmother

also not visible

attaching to the rotating platform upon which the couple stand--by turning it manually

or maybe just a poignant portrait of existential dread

Ethiopian Terra Cotta Head Fragment, Aksumite? shoe shaped Not only would it beI cannot authenticate the age or authenticity of this head, which I purchased just because I really like it, but I do know if came from Ethiopia, and it looks very much like ancient Aksumite heads, examples of which I've included in photos. (Aksum was an ancient Ethiopian kingdom that spanned what are now Eritrea, northern Ethiopia, much of eastern Sudan and southern eastern Yemen.) The interior of the neck is shows texture, as if molded over a wooden