Pendant with Face of Humbaba

Object Name: 
Pendant with Face of Humbaba

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Object Name: 
Pendant with Face of Humbaba
Place Made: 
Northern Mesopotamia
Accession Number: 
66.1.249
Dimensions: 
Overall W: 2.8 cm, D: 2.4 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1400-1350 BCE
Primary Description: 
Buff to highly iridescent weathering product over entire surface obliterating original color, possibly deep blue glass, pitted, possibly completely devitrified; cast, with vertical suspension hole from hair through neck. Mask or head of the demon Humbaba, roughly triangular in shape with heavily modeled eyebrows, eyes, nose and mouth, prominent raised areas on cheek may suggest a tattoo motif, cap of hair with parallel furrows combed front to back; slightly concave back strain cracked, diameter of suspension hole larger at neck than at hair.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Motamed, Saeed, Source
1966
Category: 
Origins of Glassmaking
Jewelry
Color: 
blue
Technique: 
casting
Material: 
glass

Publications (3)

La escultura en vidrio (2017) illustrated, p. 113 (fig. 3.1);
La Fenice di Sabbia: Storia e Tecnologia del vetro Antico (1995) p. 14, fig. 11; BIB# 39935
Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1979) illustrated, p. 48, #4; BIB# 29547