Glass double-headed pendant

Unknown

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

Translucent cobalt blue. Oval disk, with flat flange at bottom. Vertical mold seams visible at sides. Vertical hole driven into disk from below. On each face of disk, female head in relief facing front, one larger than the other, with ears visible in front of locks falling to side of face, and hair drawn back from forehead, possibly in the form of snakes. Chipped around sides and suspension loop at top missing; dulling, weathering, and small patches of brilliant iridescence.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 4th–3rd century BCE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Punic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917