bead
Object NamePendant Bead
Made FromGlass
Date500-400 BCE
Place Madepossibly Eastern Mediterranean; possibly Carthage
TechniqueCore formed, trailed, tooled
SizeOverall H: 1.85 cm
Accession Number52.1.33 A
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPendant Bead. Translucent turquoise glass, bubbly with striations, applied opaque yellow and translucent deep blue; core-formed, trailed and tooled decoration. Pendant bead in the shape of a seated baboon, large head tooled to form snout, nose highlighted with two yellow dots, bulging yellow eyes with blue centers, high arches eyebrows of yellow; body partially lost, short legs and arms applied in yellow, hands pulled up to snout, suspension loop in turquoise on back of neck, now lost.Provenance
Source
Parke-Bernet Galleries, NYC
- 1952
Former Collection
M. A. Mansoor
