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Pendant

late 16th century BC-15th century BC (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Syria (made)

Small pendant of mould-pressed glass, in the shape of a human figure

Object details

Categories
ELISE
Glass
Jewellery
Object type
Pendant
Materials and techniques
Mould-pressed glass
Glass
Moulded
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
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.5cm
Style
ANCIENT
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
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.68-1936

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O5545/pendant-unknown/
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