Glass double-headed pendant

Unknown

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

Translucent cobalt blue, with loop in same color. Oval disk; applied small suspension loop trailed on at top on one side of mold with horizontal hole. Vertical mold seams visible at sides. 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 thick beard extending onto cheeks. Intact; almost completely covered with creamy weathering and faint 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