Glass pendant in the form of a bird
Uncertain color, appearing opaque black; opaque pale turquoise blue trails and eye spot in translucent blue.
Body shaped like a bird with head and tail, rounded edge at bottom and hollow underneath.
Trails around body; trail as eye ring with spot at center.
Some chips in body, especially at eyes, and suspension loop missing; slight pitting and weathering.
Body shaped like a bird with head and tail, rounded edge at bottom and hollow underneath.
Trails around body; trail as eye ring with spot at center.
Some chips in body, especially at eyes, and suspension loop missing; slight pitting and weathering.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass pendant in the form of a bird
- Date: 425–200 BCE
- Culture: Phoenician or Carthaginian
- Medium: Glass; rod-formed and trailed
- Dimensions: Other: 11/16 x 7/16 x 13/16 in. (1.8 x 1.1 x 2.1 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.194.444
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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ca. 450–300 BCE
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