Lot 53
53
A GROUP OF THIRTEEN PHOENICIAN YELLOW AND BLUE GLASS HEAD PENDANTS
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A GROUP OF THIRTEEN PHOENICIAN YELLOW AND BLUE GLASS HEAD PENDANTS

CIRCA 5TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.

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A GROUP OF THIRTEEN PHOENICIAN YELLOW AND BLUE GLASS HEAD PENDANTS
CIRCA 5TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Three bearded janus-head pendants; and ten yellow-faced female pendants with blue and white twisted head-band and applied blue eyes
¾ in. (2 cm.) high max. (13)
Provenance
The Groppi Collection, Switzerland; acquired in the 1920s-1940s.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

This type of female head glass pendant appeared in the 3rd Century B.C. and was produced all around the Mediterranean, Carthage, Cyprus, the Near East and the Black Sea region; cf. V. Arveiller-Dulong and M.-D. Nenna, Les verres antiques du Musee du Louvre, Paris, 2011, p. 23.

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