Gold earring with a glass pendant in the form of a demonic mask
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Translucent colorless with greenish tinge, cobalt blue, opaque yellow and white.
Hollow at back from rod, forming protruding face with rounded forehead and broad, flat beard extending downward; above, added colorless trail as suspension ring.
Yellow outline to head, forming line across brow and around beard; colorless ears applied at sides; bulging eyes outlined in white with blue pupils.
End of nose and proper right ear missing, and large, weathered chip on proper left side of face; pitting and iridescent weathering.
Large gold hoop, circular in section, tapering towards ends fastened in a hook and loop.
These pendants were used as protective amulets to ward off evil. Similar pendants are frequently represented on Cypriot votive statues and figurines, particularly "temple boys."
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