Glass double-headed pendant

Unknown

late 4th–3rd century BCE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent cobalt blue. Oval disk. Flat flanges to mold seams visible at sides and above. Vertical hole driven into disk from below. On each face of disk, identical male head in relief facing front, with crown of hair, drooping moustache, and beard; projecting eyes on one side. Complete, but two large weathered chips in flange above head and proper left side of face; worn and pitted, and areas of thick creamy weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 4th–3rd century BCE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Punic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Miss Helen Miller Gould, 1910