Object Description
A fine example of an Ancient Roman glass pendant moulded in dark purple glass in the shape of a male head, and featuring a suspension loop to the top, now partially damaged. The piece has been moulded in a two-part mould with a continuous seam running along down the sides of the head and the neck. The head, which displays typically African facial features, has been naturalistically rendered, with much attention given to the rendering of the hair, eyebrows and eyes. The head would have been used as a pendant in Antiquity, usually enriching gold hoop earrings. Glass pendants of this type have been hypothetically linked to an Egyptian production.
Date: Circa 1st century BC-1st century AD