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Uncertain color, appearing opaque black; opaque pale turquoise blue trails and eye spot in translucent blue.
Body shaped like a bird with head and tail, rounded edge at bottom and hollow underneath.
Trails around body; trail as eye ring with spot at center.
Some chips in body, especially at eyes, and suspension loop missing; slight pitting and weathering.
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Title: Glass pendant in the form of a bird
Date: 425–200 BCE
Culture: Phoenician or Carthaginian
Medium: Glass; rod-formed and trailed
Dimensions: Other: 11/16 x 7/16 x 13/16 in. (1.8 x 1.1 x 2.1 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.444
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