Glass pendant in the form of a bull’s head

Greek, Eastern Mediterranean

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent cobalt blue.
Solid, vertical pendant, with mold marks running up sides and top of head and up side of loop; on top of head, a small vertical suspension loop; flat back.
Head of a bull, facing front, with projecting horns and ears, large eyes in relief, prominent nose and protruding nostrils; on forehead, a circular, rosette-like decoration.
Intact; very little weathering.

Glass pendant in the form of a bull’s head, Glass, Greek, Eastern Mediterranean

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