Ca. 500 - 300 BC.
An amazing Phoenician necklace with ten unique head shaped glass pendants. The necklace is comprised of dozens of ancient Phoenician blue glass beads combined with globular glass beads decorated with blue eyes, including ten glass multi-colour pendants made with different details. Some are depicted with big blue or black eyes; each one has a coloured twisted hat, semi-opaque cobalt blue, with additions in opaque yellow, translucent pale yellow-brown, and semi-opaque turquoise green. The pedants are cylindrical with a large rod hole at the bottom, slightly indented on top; arched rounded edge at the back, front projecting downwards; and applied suspension loop on top of the head. The Phoenicians were exporting their glassware across the Mediterranean and beyond. Their glass products were highly sought after, prized for their beauty and craftsmanship. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 81.10.151.
Size: 350mm x 30mm; Weight: 55g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Binoche' Paris, 30 May 2012, lot 117. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.