bead

Object NamePendant Bead

Made FromGlass

Date500-400 BCE

TechniqueCore formed, trailed, tooled

SizeOverall H: 1.85 cm

Accession Number52.1.33 A

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

possibly Eastern Mediterranean; possibly Carthage

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.
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