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pendant

Object NamePendant in the Shape of a Ram’s Head

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 400-300 BCE

TechniqueRod-formed, trailed, tooled

SizeOverall H: 3.9 cm, W: 3.3 cm, L: 5.2 cm

Accession Number66.1.212

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

A Touch of Glass

Place Made

possibly Eastern Mediterranean; possibly Tunisia, Carthage

Physical DescriptionPendant in the Shape of a Ram’s Head. Opaque white glass, bubbly with some surface pitting and striations, translucent deep blue and opaque yellow glass; rod-formed with trailed and tooled decoration. Large pendant in the shape of a ram's head, heavy trails of deep blue curled from the top to the bottom of the head indicating horns with ears tooled and applied over these, between the two a large suspension loop is applied at the back of the head also in deep blue, the large eyes are outlined in yellow with large blue centers, the nose is highlighted in yellow.
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