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Historical Archive: Continental beads and spindle whorls, 5th-8th c. A list of unposted objects appears after the thumbnails below. They will be posted after publication. If you need an image before then, feel free to contact me and I will prioritize the requested object. necklace w. pendant of Roman coins, Chaumuzy 6th c., Reims MSR gold bead and pendant from Colli Imolesi, 6th c.? Imola 4033 and 4032. For oblique view see Imola. 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 amber beads from Rheinhessen, mid to 2nd half of 6th c., LMM O,4035 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 rock crystal spindle whorl from Rhenen Donderberg grave 413 (Leiden Rh 413), fitted on to Carolingian bone spindle rod from Dorestad, Leiden rock crystal spindle whorl said to be from Jerusalem, “Tomb of the Prophets” (Merovingian?), BM 49/11-27/13 rock crystal spindle whorl said to be from Jerusalem, “Tomb of the Prophets” (Merovingian?), BM 49/11-27/13 rock crystal spindle whorl said to be from Jerusalem, “Tomb of the Prophets” (Merovingian?), BM 49/11-27/13 rock crystal spindle whorl said to be from Jerusalem, “Tomb of the Prophets" (Merovingian?), BM 49/11-27/13 Not yet posted Arcy-Sainte-Restitue: 2 faceted crystal whorls, MAN 36287, 36287 Basel Kleinhüningen grave 35: faceted crystal c.510-30, HMB 1933.486 Basel-Kleinhüningen grave 94, glass melon bead HMB 1935.509 Basel Kleinhüningen grave 191: faceted blue glass, 5th c., HMB 1946.537 Basel Kleinhüningen grave 230: faceted crystal, c.480-510, HMB 1948.209 Basel-Kleinhüningen, lobed green glass bead, HMB 1906.835K Basel-Kleinhüningen, yellow and red glass spindle whorl, HMB 1906.835L Chaouilley grave 21: faceted crystal c.525-560, MAN, 78748 Chassemy grave 58: faceted crystal 2nd quarter of 6th c., MAN, Chassemy 36287 Deißlingen grave 16 (1930): faceted crystal c.530-55, WLM, F74,12 Deißlingen grave 28: faceted green glass, WLM Entringen grave from 1927: faceted blue glass c.460-80, WLM Entringen grave 1 from 1930: faceted blue glass WLM, A 30/214 Férebrianges grave 4: faceted crystal, MAN, 67187 Frénouville grave 18: faceted crystal, Musée de Normandie de Caen, 72.6.42 Fridingen an der Donau grave 150: faceted crystal c.530-55, WLM, F85,135 Gültlingen no context: faceted crystal, WLM, 11384,18 Gültlingen, amber sword bead, WLM 10 102,5 Hemmingen grave 2: fragmentary faceted blue glass c.480-510, WLM Honnay-Revogne no context: faceted crystal, Namur, Musée Provincial des Arts anciens du Namurois Jerusalem “Tomb of the Prophets” (said to be from): faceted crystal, BM 49/11-27/15 Joches grave 1: faceted crystal, MAN, 68133 Kirchheim am Neckar no context: faceted crystal c.480-510, WLM, F64/1 Köln St-Severin grave III 73: faceted blue glass c.570, RGM Lavoye grave 295: faceted blue glass, MAN 73309 Maastricht Pandhof grave 418, beads, City of Maastricht Oberstotzingen: strigillated crystal bead, WLM Pfullingen or possibly Kienlesberg no context: partial faceted crystal, WLM, Pfull. S.U. 31,1593 Rhenen Donderberg grave 413: faceted crystal, Leiden Rh 413 F Rill no context: faceted crystal, RLM 30940 Samson no context: faceted blue glass, Namur, Musée Provincial des Arts anciens du Namurois Schretzheim grave 33: faceted crystal c.530-55, Stadt- und Hochstiftmuseum Dillingen Schretzheim, green and white glass spindle whorl, Stadt- und Hochstiftmuseum Dillingen Vieuxville grave 49: faceted crystal, Jambes, Ministère de la Région wallonne, Direction de l’Archéologie Wellin grave 19: faceted crystal 2nd to 3rd quarter of 6th c., Marche-en-Famenne, Le Musée des Francs et de la Famenne, MF/We/16 Ukraine, cubo-octahedral crystal beads, 4th to 6th c., RGM Unknown provenance: 2 faceted crystal, RGM, Diergardt Collection 554, 555 Unknown provenance: crystal melon bead, RGM D136 Unknown provenance: faceted crystal, Met Collection Morgan, 17.192.167 Unknown provenance: faceted crystal, MAN, Diergardt Collection 1923, 70497