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Glass spindle whorl

Glass spindle whorl. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: Diam. 1 in. (2.6 cm). Date: ca. 1st-2nd century A.D.. Translucent cobalt blue. Domed body; flat bottom but with circular groove; vertical hole, larger on bottom. Intact; pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, and iridescence, with patches of creamy weathering. Made by winding trail in a spiral around rod.
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Title:
Glass spindle whorl
Caption:
Glass spindle whorl. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: Diam. 1 in. (2.6 cm). Date: ca. 1st-2nd century A.D.. Translucent cobalt blue. Domed body; flat bottom but with circular groove; vertical hole, larger on bottom. Intact; pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, and iridescence, with patches of creamy weathering. Made by winding trail in a spiral around rod.
Technique/material:
Glass; rod-formed and wound
Period:
imperial
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Location:
ROMAN EMPIRE
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
4200 x 4200 px | 50.5 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 35.6 cm | 14.0 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
GLASS • GLASS; ROD-FORMED AND WOUND • GREEK AND ROMAN ART • IMPERIAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • ROMAN EMPIRE • SPINDLES • WHORLS