A Roman Decorated Glass Spindle Whorl, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 2nd - 3rd century CE Funerary & Religious Equipment She designed jewelry using these

She designed jewelry using these ancient beads and later donated a significant portion of her collection to the British Museum

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finely carved rectangular plaque is the face of the god Bes

where light construction and intricate surface detailing replaced the heavier repoussé of the Late Roman world

A Roman Decorated Glass Spindle Whorl, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 2nd - 3rd century CE Funerary & Religious Equipment She designed jewelry using theseA discoid glass spindle whorl formed on a dark ground and decorated with applied trails of opaque white and turquoise creating intersecting bands punctuated by circular eye motifs. The central perforation allowed the whorl to be mounted on a spindle shaft, where its weight regulated rotational speed during the spinning of fibers into thread. The reverse remains undecorated, emphasizing the applied ornament on the working face. Spindle whorls were