Pendant
late 16th century BC-15th century BC (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Small pendant of mould-pressed glass, in the shape of a human figure
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Mould-pressed glass |
| Brief description | Pendant, Western Asia, possibly northern Syria, -1525--1400 |
| Physical description | Small pendant of mould-pressed glass, in the shape of a human figure |
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| Style | |
| Gallery label | Nude female figure, often identified as the Phoenician goddess Astarte, one of the earliest forms of glass sculptures known. It was probably worn as an ammuletic pendant. The glass is heavily weathered and would originally have been clear blue or green. |
| Credit line | Wilfred Buckley Collection |
| Production | Cf. S.M.Goldstein, 1979, Corning nr. 1, p. 47 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.68-1936 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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