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Translucent pale blue green.
Shallow domed body, with faint ridges; pushed-in bottom with shallow, spiral grooves; large, vertical hole.
Intact; pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, and small patches of iridescent weathering.
Made by winding trail in a spiral around rod.
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Title: Glass spindle whorl
Period: Imperial
Date: ca. 1st–2nd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; rod-formed and wound
Dimensions: 1/4 x 13/16in. (0.7 x 2.1cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number: 74.51.339
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