A Phoenician glass head pendant
Circa 4th-3rd Century B.C.
Of turquoise glass, the opaque white face with ribbed blue beard and yellow mouth, with blue and white eyes and white ears, the face framed by tight blue curls, with a turquoise suspension loop, 2in (5.3cm) high, mounted
Circa 4th-3rd Century B.C.
Of turquoise glass, the opaque white face with ribbed blue beard and yellow mouth, with blue and white eyes and white ears, the face framed by tight blue curls, with a turquoise suspension loop, 2in (5.3cm) high, mounted
Sold for
£6,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Francois de Ricqlès collection, 1980s-early 1990s.
Literature:
Cf. S.M. Goldstein, Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning 1979, pp.110-11, nos.222-3.
Category: Antiquities
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