# Pendant in the Shape of a Head

- By: Carthaginian (near modern Tunis, Tunisia)
- Date: 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
- Credit line: Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/132072)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d4d6a97d-2ff3-cb51-06b6-0580ac0ea349/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
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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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