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Historical Archive: Glass Beads, Spindle whorls, and Pendants Many are not yet digitized. The list of undigitized photos appears after the thumbnails below. Most will be posted after publication. If you need an image before then, feel free to contact me and I will prioritize the requested object. spindle whorls fr. Certosa grave 259, ceramic, glass, c.480-70 BCE, Bologna bound pendant with green glass sphere, Roman period, Collection Guy Ladrière, Paris bound pendant with green glass sphere, Roman period, Collection Guy Ladrière, Paris bound pendant with green glass sphere, Roman period, Collection Guy Ladrière, Paris Germanicus? (d. 19 CE) glass cameo prob. 1st c. CE, in a Roman period bound pendant from Zethlingen, MVFg. This work has its own page. black glass Anglo-Saxon spindle whorl with red streaks, c.500-530, from Cleatham grave 34, NLM, Cleatham 2830 glass and amber Anglo-Saxon beads with rock crystal spindle whorl from Selmeston 7, Lewes Castle Museum 52.42.6 glass melon bead from Rhenen, Merovingian, Leiden Rh 095 Ac glass melon bead from Rhenen, Merovingian, Leiden Rh 095 Ac glass spindle whorl from Rhenen grave 380, Merovingian, Leiden Rh 380 G glass spindle whorl from Rhenen grave 380, Merovingian, Leiden Rh 380 G glass spindle whorl from Rhenen grave 380, Merovingian, Leiden Rh 380 G glass spindle whorl from Rhenen grave 380, Merovingian, Leiden Rh 380 G glass spindle whorl from Rhenen grave 402, Merovingian, Leiden Rh 402 glass spindle whorl from Rhenen grave 402, Merovingian, Leiden Rh 402 glass spindle whorl from Rhenen grave 402, Merovingian, Leiden Rh 402 glass spindle whorl from Rhenen grave 600, Merovingian, Leiden Rh 600 C glass spindle whorl from Rhenen grave 600, Merovingian, Leiden Rh 600 C glass spindle whorl from Rhenen grave 600, Merovingian, Leiden Rh 600 C glass spindle whorl from Rhenen grave 600, Merovingian, Leiden Rh 600 C necklace w. pendant of Roman coins, Chaumuzy 6th c., Reims MSR glass bead from Rhenen grave 413, mid to early 2nd half of 6th c., Leiden Rh 413 spindle whorls and beads from Rhenen grave 413: rock crystal, glass, amber, mid to early 2nd half of 6th c., Leiden Rh 413 bound pendant from Zamárdi (Hungary) grave 517, blue glass in sliver, 7th c., Kaposvár. For more views and accompanying objects see this grave's page. beaded ciborium, c.1250-1300, Schn N42, which has its own page standing cross, boxwood with pearls and glass, Greece c.1650-1800, UMMA 1961/1.177. This work has its own page. Faceted Glass Beads and Spindle Whorls blue spindle whorl from Basel Kleinhüningen grave 191, 5th c., HMB 1946.537 blue spindle whorl c.460-80, from the Entringen grave from 1927, WLM blue spindle whorl from Entringen grave 1 from 1930, WLM, A 30/214 blue spindle whorl from Samson, Namur, Musée Provincial des Arts anciens du Namurois fragmentary blue spindle whorl c.480-510, from Hemmingen grave 2, WLM blue spindle whorl c.570, from Köln St-Severin grave III 73, RGM blue spindle whorl from Lavoye grave 295, MAN 73309 blue spindle whorl from Alfriston grave 92, Lewes Castle Museum blue spindle whorl from Castledyke South, NLM, RF 248 green spindle whorl from Deißlingen grave 28, WLM Other forms of Glass Beads and Whorls green and white spindle whorl from Schretzheim, Stadt- und Hochstiftmuseum Dillingen lobed green bead from Basel-Kleinhüningen, HMB 1906.835K melon bead from Basel-Kleinhüningen grave 94, HMB 1935.509 yellow and red spindle whorl from Basel-Kleinhüningen, HMB 1906.835L Glass in bound pendants Iversheim grave 53: translucent green glass in copper alloy, c.640-70, RLM Mülhofen “Auf’m Rötchen”, no context: dark green glass playing piece in copper alloy, RLM 38,357