A NEAR EASTERN GLASS PENDANT

LEBANON OR SYRIA, CIRCA LATE 16TH-MID 13TH CENTURY B.C.

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A NEAR EASTERN GLASS PENDANT
lebanon or syria, circa late 16th-mid 13th century b.c.
Of translucent blue glass, mold-pressed in the form of a goddess, depicted frontally with her hair pulled back from her forehead and falling to her shoulders, her wide face with almond-shaped eyes under a single ridged brow, wearing a beaded necklace, her arms held up to her small round breasts, the back side flat
1¼ in. (3.2 cm) high

Provenance

Ishiguro Collection

Lot Essay

Near Eastern pendants of this type are among the earliest known examples of glass sculpture. They have been found throughout Syria and the Levant. For an almost identical example see no. 1, p. 47 in Goldstein, Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in the Corning Museum.

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