pendant

Object NamePendant with Baboon

Made FromGlass

Date500-400 BCE

Techniquecore-formed with trailed and tooled decoration

SizeOverall H: 2 cm

Accession Number52.1.3

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

possibly Eastern Mediterranean; possibly Carthage

Physical DescriptionPendant. Translucent turquoise glass, pitted with thin iridescent film in patches, applied opaque yellow and translucent deep blue glass; core-formed with trailed and tooled decoration. Pendant bead in the shape of a seated baboon with hands raised to mouth, lower section of body not preserved; elongated snout highlighted with two dots of yellow glass, bulging yellow eyes with blue centers, high arched eyebrows in yellow; body preserves part of right arm with section of yellow hand, left arm and hand broken away.
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