Glass head pendant

Unknown

mid-5th–4th century BCE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent pale blue, with opaque white and yellow, and translucent cobalt blue. Cylindrical with large rod hole at bottom; horizontal rounded edge at back, U-shaped front projecting downwards; applied suspension loop on top of head. Applied twisted headband in cobalt blue; upper half of face in white, with blue and white stratified eyes; beard in pale blue with small circular mouth and ear in yellow. Intact, but missing proper left ear and part of proper right eye; pitting, weathering, and faint iridescence.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-5th–4th century BCE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Phoenician

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917