Glass pendant in the form of a demonic mask

Unknown

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

Uncertain color, appearing opaque black, with additions in same color and opaque white. Cylindrical with rod hole at bottom; rounded top; drawn up at sides with rounded edges; front and back projecting downwards; small applied suspension loop on back of head. Applied stratified eyes, ears or horns on sides of head; long trail from eyes across top of head to loop; projecting snout with small blob at center above; blobs around edge at bottom. Broken on bottom edge at front and back, proper left eye, ears, central blob, and most of suspension loop missing; dulling and faint weathering, with thick reddish brown encrustation in rod hole.

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