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A work made of glass, rod-formed technique.

Pendant in the Shape of a Head

5th century-3rd century BCE

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

Carthage

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.

Glass, rod-formed technique

Arts of Africa