A Glass Pendant from the Tenedos Necropolis

The male head-shaped glass pendant discussed in this study was found together with a terracotta statuette, head (or protome), and some knucklebones (astragali) pithos burial during rescue excavations 1993 the Tenedos necropolis. rod-formed has beard, big eyes, long nose, full lips, slightly protruding chin. Trails of opaque yellow, white, turquoise were applied to translucent dark blue body pendant. Such pendants are considered be Phoenician and/or Punic origin distributed throughout Mediterranean basin, northern coast Black Sea, Eastern Europe. They range date from 7th century middle 1st BC. is compatible M. Seefried’s “Type C” (male curly hair) dated between 5th 3rd It belongs C1 subgroup (head hair sleek beard) type. rare find northeast region Aegean. In context other finds tomb, notably standing female figurine, can said belong first half Moreover, indicates contact world period.