pendant

Object NameHead Pendant

Made FromGlass

Date299-200 BCE

Place Madeprobably Eastern Mediterranean

Techniquerod-formed, tooled, applied

SizeOverall H: 1.9 cm, W: 1.6 cm

Accession Number79.1.276

Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionOpaque yellow, translucent deep blue, opaque light blue glasses; rod-formed, tooled, and applied. Pendant in form of human head, probably female. Opaque yellow face and ears; dark blue circular eyes, vertical suspension ring, and looped curls over both ears, and diagonally twisted opaque yellow, dark blue, and light blue headband; blob of dark blue applied as backing.
Provenance

Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1979