Glass pendant in the shape of Harpokrates
Translucent cobalt blue.
Solid, vertical pendant, with mold marks running up sides of figure, over his head, and under his feet; on his back a small vertical suspension loop.
Harpocrates, standing facing front, with hair topped with a small version of the double crown of Egypt, naked, left arm at side, right arm bent up across his chest and his forefinger pressed to his lips.
Complete, but broken across legs and repaired; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering.
Solid, vertical pendant, with mold marks running up sides of figure, over his head, and under his feet; on his back a small vertical suspension loop.
Harpocrates, standing facing front, with hair topped with a small version of the double crown of Egypt, naked, left arm at side, right arm bent up across his chest and his forefinger pressed to his lips.
Complete, but broken across legs and repaired; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass pendant in the shape of Harpokrates
- Period: Hellenistic
- Date: 1st century BCE–1st half of 1st century CE
- Culture: Greek, Eastern Mediterranean
- Medium: Glass; cast in a two-part mold
- Dimensions: 1 1/8 × 1/4 × 3/8 in. (2.8 × 0.7 × 0.9 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.194.421
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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