Art Institute of Chicago

Pendant in the Shape of a Head

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

Date

5th century-3rd century BCE

Medium

Glass, rod-formed technique

Culture

Carthage

Department

Arts of Africa

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

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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