Glass whorl or bead, 5th–7th century , Frankish, Glass; rod-formed and trailed, Diam.: 1 5/8 in. ( cm), Glass

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Glass whorl or bead, 5th–7th century , Frankish, Glass; rod-formed and trailed, Diam.: 1 5/8 in. ( cm), Glass, Translucent light green; trails in opaque white., Flattened biconical shape; vertical hole with rounded edge of one side and rough lip on the other., Three separate trails applied spirally and marvered into surface: on one side, spiral tooled into large scallop pattern of six loops; on the other, one trail around outer edge as narrow spiral tooled into thirteen swags, and the other tooled into a scallop pattern of four loops

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Size: 3747px × 4995px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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