A Phoenician Yellow Glass Face Pendant, ca. 3rd - 1st century BCE Jewelry - Gemstones ' When the Theban princes

'  When the Theban princes drove out the Hyksos and founded the Eighteenth Dynasty

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with a subtle taper and smooth finish

a well-balanced weapon

and loss to the underside tip of nose

A Phoenician Yellow Glass Face Pendant, ca. 3rd - 1st century BCE Jewelry - Gemstones ' When the Theban princesMold formed, the tiny glass pendant features a face with protruding nose and wide mouth. Similar examples also feature twisted headbands with hair curls over each ear. Such pendants were made across the Levant. Note: From the Israeli Museum: small head pendants, some possible late Hellenistic date (3rd C BCE). They differ not only stylistically but also technically from the others (listed), as the faces were mold formed with subsequent applied colored