Pendant in the Shape of a Head

Arts of Africa

5th century-3rd century BCE

Phoenician; probably from the Eastern Mediterranean, or possibly Carthage (near modern Tunis, Tunisia)

Head pendants like this example have been found in Phoenician settlements in North Africa and the Levant. They may have been made by Phoenician glassmakers or used as trade goods by Phoenician merchants.

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Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Carthaginian
Title: Pendant in the Shape of a Head
Place: Carthage (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 500 BCE–201 BCE
Medium: Glass, rod-formed technique
Dimensions: 1.6 × 0.8 × 0.8 cm (3 × 11 × 11 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
Reference Number: X114
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