pendant
Object NameRam's Head Pendant
Made FromGlass
Date650-400 BCE
Place Madeprobably Carthage
Techniqueflame-worked
SizeOverall W: 1.3 cm, L: 2.6 cm, Diam: 3.9 cm
Accession Number81.1.690
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Ray Winfield Smith
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Animals in Glass
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque white, opaque yellow and opaque deep blue glasses; head formed round metal rod; details apparently flame worked. Ram's head pendant. Head modeled in white; each eye indicated by applied yellow disk with blue blob at center; blue "eyebrows" extend from top of head above eyes toward base of skull. Suspension loop of white glass at back of head. Cylindrical hollow caused by withdrawal of rod retains traces of kiln wash or similar separating agent.Provenance
Source
Mrs. Ray Winfield Smith
- 1981-12-07
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
