Pendant in the Shape of a Head
Carthaginian
-500–-201
- Medium
- Glass, rod-formed technique
- Dimensions
- 1.6 × 0.8 × 0.8 cm (3 × 11 × 11 in.)
- Genre
- pendant (jewelry)
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
jewelryglassphoenicianancient artamuletcostumeegyptianpendant (jewelry)
About
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.
