Glass pendant in the form of a demonic mask
Uncertain color, appearing black, with additions in same color and opaque white.
Cylindrical with large rod hole at bottom; horizontal rounded edge at back, pointed front projecting downwards; applied suspension loop on top of head.
Applied stratified eyes, ears decorated above and below by earrings, and nose; large downturned mouth, pointed beard or chin, and blob on forehead.
Intact, but missing proper left earrings and blob in forehead; pitting, dulling, and some weathering, with thick reddish brown encrustation in rod hole.
Black opaque mask with white decoration; handle at top.
Cylindrical with large rod hole at bottom; horizontal rounded edge at back, pointed front projecting downwards; applied suspension loop on top of head.
Applied stratified eyes, ears decorated above and below by earrings, and nose; large downturned mouth, pointed beard or chin, and blob on forehead.
Intact, but missing proper left earrings and blob in forehead; pitting, dulling, and some weathering, with thick reddish brown encrustation in rod hole.
Black opaque mask with white decoration; handle at top.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass pendant in the form of a demonic mask
- Period: Classical
- Date: mid-5th–4th century BCE
- Culture: Phoenician
- Medium: Glass
- Dimensions: 3/4 × 7/16 × 7/16 in. (2 × 1.2 × 1.2 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.194.722
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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