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Glass double-headed pendant with gold hoop

late 4th–3rd century BCE
Not on view
Pendant:
Translucent honey brown.
Oval disk with flat projecting flange around heads; trailed ring for suspension hoop attached to top of disk; pierced vertical hole at bottom of disk.
The two heads are very similar but not identical: hair arranged in two rows of knobby curls; irregular lines running across forehead; eyes with pupils; drooping mustache and facial hair on cheeks.
Complete, except for chip to one side of hole under chin; dulling and patches of weathering.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Glass double-headed pendant with gold hoop
  • Period: Hellenistic
  • Date: late 4th–3rd century BCE
  • Culture: Punic, Western Mediterranean
  • Medium: Gold, glass; cast in a two-piece mold and rod-pierced
  • Dimensions: Other (Pendant): 1 x 5/8 x 5/16 in. (2.5 x 1.6 x 0.8 cm)
    Diameter (earring): 1/2 in. (1.2 cm)
  • Classifications: Gold and Silver, Glass
  • Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
  • Object Number: 74.51.4033
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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