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spindle whorls
spindle whorls

spindle whorls

Object NameSpindle Whorl
Made FromGlass
Date1-499
Place Madepossibly Roman Empire
Techniquestamped, molded
SizeOverall Diam: 3.3 cm, Th: 0.8 cm
Accession Number81.1.686
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Ray Winfield Smith
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent bluish green and translucent greenish colorless, both very bubbly; opaque dark brown and opaque yellow inlays. Spindle whorl: tooled and inlaid; circular, with central perforation and plano-convex cross section. Convex upper surface is inlaid with three circular sections of yellow cane with brown center, their positions seemingly marking angles of equilateral triangle.
Provenance
Source Mrs. Ray Winfield Smith - 1981-12-07
Former Collection Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982)

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