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Translucent purple, appearing black.
Solid, vertical pendant, with mold marks running up sides and top of head; suspension loop on top of head.
Shaped like the head of a Black African.
Head complete, but only small part of suspension loop surviving, and large chip under chin, with neck missing; dulling and slight weathering.
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Title: Glass pendant in the form of a Black African's head
Period: Late Hellenistic
Date: late 2nd–1st century BCE
Culture: Greek, Eastern Mediterranean
Medium: Glass; mold-made
Dimensions: H. 1/2 in. (1.2 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1941
Accession Number: 41.162.271
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