Glass pendant in the form of a demonic mask
Translucent cobalt blue, with additions in same color and opaque yellow and white.
Conical, splayed at bottom in triangular shape with rounded edge; rod hole underneath.
Applied horns (or ears) in blue, bulging globular eyes in blue over white, and beard in yellow.
Weathered break in top of head, forming hole through to underside, and no trace of suspension loop remaining; pitting, creamy weathering, and iridescence.
Conical, splayed at bottom in triangular shape with rounded edge; rod hole underneath.
Applied horns (or ears) in blue, bulging globular eyes in blue over white, and beard in yellow.
Weathered break in top of head, forming hole through to underside, and no trace of suspension loop remaining; pitting, creamy weathering, and iridescence.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass pendant in the form of a demonic mask
- Period: Archaic or Classical
- Date: 6th–5th century BCE
- Culture: Phoenician
- Medium: Glass; rod-formed, trailed, and tooled
- Dimensions: Other: 11/16 x 9/16 x 1/4 in. (1.7 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.194.742
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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