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Pendant Shaped Like Negro Head

Pendant Shaped Like Negro Head

 
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Object Name: 
Pendant Shaped Like Negro Head
Department
Ancient
Category
Roman
Jewelry
Place Made: 
Roman Empire
Date: 
299-1 BC
Color
Opaque Very Deep Purple
Technique
Cast in Mold
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 1.8 cm, W: 1.1 cm, D: 1 cm
Accession Number: 
64.1.23
Credit Line: 
Gift of Jerome M. Eisenberg
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Opaque very deep purple, appearing black. Cast in mold with two vertical sections. Pendant shaped like negro head, with prominent brows and cheekbones, broad nose, and protruding lips; top and back of head covered with rounded curls; remains of suspension loop at top. Vertical mold seams plainly visible at sides of face.
Provenance
Eisenberg, Jerome M., Source
1964

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Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Volume Three (2003) illustrated, p. 62, #989; BIB# 58895

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