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Pendant
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Pendant

Culture
Dateabout 500 BCE
Mediumglass paste
Dimensions3 x 1.9 cm (1 3/16 x 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Alexander H. Bullock
Object number1949.1
DescriptionBearded head in the round with black cap and heavy black beard; heavy black eyebrows meeting over the nose; white eyeballs and white earrings. Mounted on a small black wood pedestal, 1.938 square, and held at the ears by gilt wire mounting.
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Russell Sturgis
Gilbert Stuart
1822
Capt. Offin Boardman
Christian Gullager
1787
Charles Willing
John Wollaston the younger
1746
Goddess
Uttar Pradesh
500s
Charles Pettit
Charles Willson Peale
1792
The Earth Goddess Parvati, Consort of Shiva
South Indian
Chola Dynasty, 1100–1200s
John Freake
Freake-Gibbs Painter
about 1671–1674
Conservation Status: After Treatment
Southern German
about 1560