A Phoenician Yellow Glass Face Pendant, ca. 3rd - 1st century BCE Jewelry - Gemstones decorated with an openwork and

decorated with an openwork and relief molded design incorporating an openwork seated goddess

Mesoamerican ballplayers wore protective gear called hachas

Condition: The vessel is intact and in excellent condition overall

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The curved grinding plate on this volcanic stone metate is decorated on the underside in raised relief with a central stylized figure having a human body and rectangular head

A Phoenician Yellow Glass Face Pendant, ca. 3rd - 1st century BCE Jewelry - Gemstones decorated with an openwork andMold 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