Head Pendant
Head Pendant
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean, probably from Phonenicia, or Carthage
DateSixth through fifth centuries BCE
DimensionsL: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); W: 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); Depth; 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)
MediumRod-formed; tooled and applied features and suspension ring.
ClassificationJewelry
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1976.58
Not on View
DescriptionPendant in the likeness of a bearded male head. Dark blue ground with an opaque white irregular face; dark blue hair, rounded beard, and vertical suspension ring; opaque white lips, nose, and possibly ears (mostly lost); opaque white eyes outlined in dark blue with dark blue centers. Cylindrical shape.
Published ReferencesSeefried, Monique, Les pendentifs en verre sur noyau des pays de la Mediterranee antique, Collection de l'Ecole Francaise de Rome, no. 57, Rome, 1982, p. 183, fig. 6.
Grose, David, Early Ancient Glass: Core-Formed, Rod-formed, and Cast Vessels and Objects from the Late Bronze Age to the Early Roman Empire, 1600 B. C. to A. D. 50, 1989, p. 88, cat. no. 41.
Markoe, Glenn, "A nation of artisans, " Archaeology, vol. 43, no. 2, Mar/Apr. 1990, p. 32, repr.
6th through 5th centuries BCE
Late 6th-3rd century BCE
Late 6th - 3rd century BCE
Late seventh through fifth centuries BCE
Fifth or fourth centuries BCE
Late seventh through fifth centuries BCE
6th-5th century BCE
Late 6th-5th century BCE
Third century BCE
Third century BCE
3rd century BCE
Third century BCE
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