Pendant in the Shape of a Head

Description

Head pendants like this example have been found in Phoenician settlements in North Africa and the Levant. They may have been made by Phoenician glassmakers or used as trade goods by Phoenician merchants.

Provenance

The Art Institute of Chicago, by 1923.

Pendant in the Shape of a Head

Carthaginian

5th century-3rd century BCE

Accession Number

132072

Medium

Glass, rod-formed technique

Dimensions

1.6 × 0.8 × 0.8 cm (3 × 11 × 11 in.)

Classification

pendant (jewelry)

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Martin A. Ryerson