Pendant in the Shape of a Head
Carthaginian (near modern Tunis, Tunisia)
5th century-3rd century BCE
- Medium
- Glass, rod-formed technique
- Classification
- Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions
- 1.6 × 0.8 × 0.8 cm (3 × 11 × 11 in.)
- Culture
- Carthage
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Africa
- Credit line
- Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
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.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
