Glass spindle whorl

Unknown

ca. 5th–7th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent pale yellow green, with opaque white trail. Lentoid body, with rounded outer edge; vertical hole, larger on bottom; tooling marks around hole on bottom Trail applied across both surfaces and tooled to form wavy star pattern. Intact; dulling, creamy weathering, and faint iridescence. Made by winding trail in a spiral around rod.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 5th–7th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Possibly Merovingian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891