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Witch Balls

The witch ball originated among cultures where harmful magic and those who practiced it were feared.
They are one of many folk practices involving objects for protecting the household.
They may be hung in an eastern window, placed on top of a vase or suspended by a cord (as from the mantelpiece or rafters).
Witch balls appeared in America in the 19th century and more opaque variations are often found in gardens under the name gazing ball.
However, gazing balls contain no strands within their interior. Glass studios traditionally make a witch ball as the first object to be created in a new studio.
According to folk tales, witch balls would entice evil spirits with their colours;
the strands inside the ball would then capture the spirit and prevent it from escaping.

These are nicely made in China


witch39_small Gazing Ball3: Small: WB339 Hanging Glass Ball, Apocalypse Sunrise, 3 inches, 3 for $21
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Price $21.00
gbcage_small Witch and Gazing Balls and Hanging Glass Assorted Shapes 3 inches and 4 inches, case of 47 plus one broken one
Price: $350.00
gb31_small Witch Ball3: Small: GB31 Hanging Glass Ball, Red and Blue, 3 inches, 3 for $21
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Price $21.00
hb31_small Witch Ball3: Small: HB1 Hanging Glass Ball Orangy Red and White 3 inches, 3 for $21
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Price $21.00
wb1063_small Witch Ball3: Small: WB1063 Hanging Glass Ball, Red with Dark Green Splotches, 3 inches, 3 for $21
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Price $21.00
wb1093_small Witch Ball3: Small: WB1093 Hanging Glass Ball, Red and Blue, 3 inches, 3 for $21
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Price $21.00
wb1153_small Witch Ball3: Small: WB1153 Hanging Witch Ball, Blue 3 inches, 3 for $21
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Price $21.00
wb3112_small Witch Ball3: Small: WB3112 Hanging Glass Ball, Early Autumn, 3 inches, 3 for $21
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Price $21.00
wb317_small Witch Ball3: Small: WB317 Hanging Glass Ball Greenish Blue 3 inches, 3 for $21
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Price $21.00
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wb329_small Witch Ball3: Small: WB329 Hanging Glass Ball, Purple and Green and Yellow, 3 inches, 3 for $21
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Price $21.00
wb39_small Witch Ball3: Small: WB39 Hanging Glass Ball, Lime, 3 inches, 3 for $21
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Price $21.00
wb303_small Witch Ball3: WB303 The Autumn Tree, Red, Green, Yellow, Purple 3 inches, 2 for $21
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Price $21.00
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hgb1_small.jpg Witch Ball4: GB1 The Fourth of July, 4 inches, Orangish with a Little Blue, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
gbsub10_small Witch Ball4: GB10 Blue Swirl of 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
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gb11-a_small Witch Ball4: GB11-A Red Swirlish Hanging Glass Ball of 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
hgb12_small.jpg Witch Ball4: GB12 Violet Hanging Glass Ball of 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
hgb13_small.jpg Witch Ball4: GB13 Blue over Slight Blue - Violet Hanging Glass Ball of 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
hgb14_small.jpg Witch Ball4: GB14 Blue & Green Hanging Glass Ball of 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
hgb15_small.jpg Witch Ball4: GB15 Blue & Red - Violet Mix Hanging Glass Ball of 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
hgb2_small.jpg Witch Ball4: GB2 Christmasy Hanging Glass Ball of 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
hgb3_small Witch Ball4: GB3: Bright Autumn Day Hanging Glass Witch Ball of 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
hgb4_small.jpg Witch Ball4: GB4 Three Seasons Hanging Glass Witch Ball of 4 Inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
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hgb5_small.jpg Witch Ball4: GB5(HB2): Winter Hanging Glass Witch Ball, 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
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hgb6_small.jpg Witch Ball4: GB6 Blue, Yellow, Green Hanging Glass Ball of 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
hgb7_small.jpg Witch Ball4: GB7 October Hanging Glass Witch Ball 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
hgb8_small Witch Ball4: GB8 Caramel / Brown Hanging Glass Ball of 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
hgb16_small Witch Ball4: HGB16 Clear with a Blue base and Clear Tendrils. About 4 inches across, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
hgb16A_small Witch Ball4: HGB16A Clear with a Blue Base and Blue Tendrils about 4 inches across, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
wb10_small Witch Ball4: WB10 Lightly striped in blue, 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
wb106_small Witch Ball4: WB106 Red or Orange with a little green and blue 4 inches across, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
wb107_small Witch Ball4: WB107 Beautiful Glass, Lots of Orange, Slightly Blue & Green, 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
wb109_small Witch Ball4: WB109 Green, red 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
wb112_small Witch Ball4: WB112 Orange, black, yellow, white 4 inches across, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
wb114_small Witch Ball4: WB114 Lime Green Hanging Glass Ball of 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
wb14gr_small Witch Ball4: WB14Gr Blue with tinges of green 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
wb17_small Witch Ball4: WB17 Aqua 4 inches across, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
19hb4_small Witch Ball4: WB19hb4 Beautiful Glass, Lots of Orange, Slightly Yellow & Green, 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
wb25_small Witch Ball4: WB25 Green, violet/red, yellow 4 inches across, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
wb26_small Witch Ball4: WB26 Aqua & Yellow & Green & Purple Hanging Glass Ball of 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
wb27_small Witch Ball4: WB27 An aqua feel inside with a yellow base, 4 inches across, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
wb28three_small Witch Ball3: WB28 Blues wanting to be aqua almost green, 3 incher, 3 for $18
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Price $18.00
wb28_small Witch Ball4: WB28 Understated greens seemingly wishing they were blue, 4 inches across , 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
wb29_small Witch Ball4: WB29 Green, yellow some with dark purple About 4 inches across, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
wb30_small Witch Ball4: WB30 The Autumn Tree, Red, Green, Yellow, Purple 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
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wb38_small Witch Ball4: WB38 Green with a little yellow 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
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wb9dawn_small Witch Ball4: WB9dawn Apocalypse Dawn 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
wb6107_small Witch Ball6: #107 Red, a Little Blue and Green 6 Inches Across, 2 for $30
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Price $30.00
wb6112_small Witch Ball6: #112 The Orangish One 6 Inches, 2 for $30
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Price $30.00
wb6choc113_small Witch Ball6: #113 Light Chocolate 6 Inches Across, 2 for $30
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Price $30.00
wb6lime_small Witch Ball6: #114 Lime 6 Inches Across, 2 for $30
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Price $30.00
wb6115_small Witch Ball6: #115 Blue 6 Inches, 2 for $30
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Price $30.00
164841_small Witch Ball6: #164841 Orange, yellow, green 6 Inches Across, 2 for $30
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Price $30.00
164841b_small Witch Ball6: #164841b Orange, yellow, green 6 Inches Across, 2 for $30
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Price $30.00
wb6one_small Witch Ball6: #25 / 30 Spring with Leftover Autumn Leaves 6 Inches Across, 2 for $30
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Price $30.00
wb626_small Witch Ball6: #26 Green and Yellow, 6 Inches, 2 for $30
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Price $30.00
wb627_small Witch Ball6: #27 Aqua and Yellow 6 Inches Across, 2 for $30
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Price $30.00
wb629_small Witch Ball6: #29 Yellow and Green and Purple 6 Inches Across, 2 for $30
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Price $30.00
hgb166_small Witch Ball6: HGB166 Clear with a Blue base and Bue Tendrils. About 6 inches across, 2 for $30
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Price $30.00
194b56_small Witch Ball6: WB194b56, Red, Green, Yellow 6 inches, 2 for $30
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Price $30.00
194b6_small Witch Ball6: WB194b6, Purple and Aqua 6 inches, 2 for $30
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Price $30.00
wb386_small Witch Ball6: WB386 Green with a little yellow and red 6 inches, 2 for $30
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Price $30.00
wb96_small Witch Ball6: WB96 Apocalypse Sunset 6 inches, 2 for $30
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Price $30.00
wb825_small Witch Ball8: #25 Green, Yellow, Red and 8 Inches Across
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Price $17.00
wb8one_small Witch Ball8: #112 The Big Orangish One For When the Witches are Very, Very Bad, glass, 8 Inches Across (And Over, Under, Sideways, Down)
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Price $17.00
wb1148_small Witch Ball8: #114 Peridot Green Hanging Glass Ball of 8 inches
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Price $17.00
wb8blue115_small Witch Ball8: #115 Big and Blue and 8 Inches Across
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Price $18.00
wb827_small Witch Ball8: #27 Aqua and Yellow and 8 Inches in Diameter
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Price $17.00
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wb98_small Witch Ball8: #9 Apocalypse Sunset 8 inches
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Price $18.00
19hb5_small Witch Ball4: 19hb5 Green, red, light yellow/green 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00
hgb168_small Witch Ball8: HGB168 Beautiful Blue 8 inches
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Price $18.00
194b4_small Witch Ball4: WB194b4, Purple and Aqua 6 inches, 2 for $30
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Price $30.00
16441_small Witch Ball4: 16441 Green, red, yellow 4 inches, 2 for $15
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Price $15.00