Spindle-Whorl
Spindle-Whorl
Object name: Spindle-Whorl
Date: 300 BC-1000 AD
Dimensions:
35 x 35 mm
Medium: Bone
Object number: C00321
DescriptionChipped bone disc used as a spindle weight. Brown in colour with a central hole. Spindle whorls were attached to a spindle in order to increase speed and tension while spinning.