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pendant

Object NamePendant
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 299-200 BCE
Techniquerod-formed, applied (presumably flame-worked)
SizeOverall H: 2.6 cm, W: 1.5 cm, Th: 1.3 cm
Accession Number91.1.5
Credit LineGift of W. Bastiaan Blok
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description"Black", opaque dark blue, opaque yellow glasses; rod-formed, applied (presumably flame-worked). Pendant: head of bearded male; cylindrical black head formed around rod, rounded at top and with lower edge pulled downward to make roughly triangular beard; black semi-circular suspension loop applied to top of forehead and crown of head; one either side of front of loop, three black curls; applied blobs of glass indicate nose (black), eyes (blue) and mouth (yellow), which is tooled to appear open.
Provenance
Source W. Bastiaan Blok - 1991-12-10
Vittorio Costantini
about 1985-1989
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about 1985-1989
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