Glass spindle whorl

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent cobalt blue, with opaque white trail.
Low, domed body, slightly flattened at center; flat bottom; vertical hole.
Trail applied to upper surface in a spiral from center to outer edge.
Intact but slight chip on lower edge; some dulling and pitting, and surfaces largely covered with brownish enamel-like weathering.
Made by winding trail in a spiral around rod.

Blue domed spindle-whorl with thick white spiral glass thread.

Glass spindle whorl, Glass, Roman

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