pendant

Object NamePendant

Made FromGlass

Date199-1 BCE

Place MadeEastern Mediterranean; possibly Phoenicia

Techniquetooled and trail-decorated

SizeOverall H: 3.7 cm

Accession Number66.1.113

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTranslucent amethyst, opaque yellow and opaque red glass, bubbly with some stone, dull surface with pitting; tooled and trail-decorated. Pendant of male genitals primarily of opaque yellow glass with heavy trails of amethyst marvered into the surface and a tip of opaque red, the pendant is made into a face by the addition of two yellow beads with red centers applied as eyes on the top of the pendant and a trail of red applied horizontally around the shaft highlighting the tip and suggesting a nose.
Provenance

Source Sergio Sangiorgi (Italian) - 1966

Former Collection Giorgio Sangiorgi (Italian, 1886-1965)