Glass double-headed pendant with gold hoop, late 4th–3rd century


Glass double-headed pendant with gold hoop, Hellenistic, late 4th–3rd century , Punic, Western Mediterranean, Gold, glass; cast in a two-piece mold and rod-pierced, Other (Pendant): 1 x 5/8 x 5/16 in. ( x x cm), Pendant: Translucent honey brown. Oval disk with flat projecting flange around heads; trailed ring for suspension hoop attached to top of disk; pierced vertical hole at bottom of disk. The two heads are very similar but not identical: hair arranged in two rows of knobby curls; irregular lines running across forehead; eyes with pupils; drooping mustache and facial hair on cheeks


Size: 3032px × 3477px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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