Glass pendant

late 2nd–1st century BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent honey yellow.
Solid, vertical pendant, with mold marks running around sides, top, and bottom; suspension loop on back between shoulders and neck.
Shaped like a seated furry animal with pointed nose and ears.
Complete, except for proper left ear; dulling and slight weathering.

The identification of the animal as an Egyptian jackal may add support to the belief that such figural pendants were made mainly in Ptolemaic Egypt.

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Title: Glass pendant
Period: Hellenistic
Date: late 2nd–1st century BCE
Culture: Greek, Eastern Mediterranean
Medium: Glass, molded; cast in a two-part mold
Dimensions: H.: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.427
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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