Published Miniature Greek Glass Pendant - Ram's Head

Ancient Greece, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. A fabulous core-formed glass pendant of a miniature size depicting a stylized ram head. The opaque white head tapers to a narrow, yellow-tipped nose, has opaque blue-and-yellow eyes set onto petite indentations, boasts cobalt-blue glass for each horn, and displays yellow glass for the ears and suspension loop on the verso. The ram was a highly symbolic animal in ancient Greek mythology and was associated with aspects such as power, wealth, speed, and heartiness. Wealthy Greeks would have worn this ram head as a standalone pendant or perhaps as part of a larger assortment of meticulously detailed accessories. A gorgeous example of fine zoomorphic artistry from ancient Greece! Size: 0.7" L x 0.3" W x 0.4" H (1.8 cm x 0.8 cm x 1 cm); 1.2" H (3 cm) on included custom stand.

Published in "Solid Liquid: Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Glass." Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, 1999, pp. 18-19, fig. 11.

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-private Japanese collection, acquired in the 1980s

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Condition Report: Minor chips to bottom of head, with nicks to ears, suspension loops, and nose, and light encrustations within some recessed areas. Nice earthen deposits throughout.