Coloured glass
400-300 BCE
The British Museum
Details
Culture/Civilisation
Phoenician
Theme
Later Civilisations of Land and Sea
Subtheme
The Mediterranean
Case Title
The Mediterranean World
Display Location
Coomaraswamy Hall
Findspot
Found in Russia (Black Sea)
Measurements
6.5 x 5 X 2 cm
Accession Number
1906,0627.33
Description
A powerful god worn to protect the wearer. This tiny intricate glass masterpiece, made in Lebanon, was found in the Black Sea region. Ancient Phoenician glass was highly prized and widely traded.
Phoenicians established colonial and trading outposts in western Mediterranean: their alphabet ultimately shaped European alphabets.
