Glass pendant in the form of a demonic mask

Unknown

6th–5th century BCE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Semi-opaque turquoise blue, with additions in opaque white and translucent cobalt blue. Conical, splayed at bottom with rounded edge; rod hole underneath. Applied large round nose in turquoise blue, eyebrows in blue, eyes in white with blue knobs at center, and blue edge at bottom. Broken with parts of edge and proper left eyebrow missing, and no trace of suspension loop remaining; slight dulling.

Artist

Unknown

Date

6th–5th century BCE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Phoenician

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917