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Spindle-Whorl
Spindle-Whorl
Spindle-Whorl

Spindle-Whorl

Date800 BC-500 AD
MediumEarthenware
ClassificationsComponent/part
Terms
    Object numberC00565
    DescriptionCircular, terracotta spindle-whorl with a hole through the centre. It is decorated with triangles and circles using black pigment. Spindle whorls were attached to a spindle in order to increase speed and tension while spinning.
    On View
    Not on view
    Spindle-Whorl
    300 BC-1000 AD
    Spindle-Whorl
    500 BC-400 AD
    Spindle-Whorl
    300 BC-1000 AD
    Bowl
    Robert Schomburgk
    1800-1840
    Fragment
    700-1500
    Fragment
    2000 BC-1500 AD
    Fragment
    700-1500
    Handle
    43-409
    Fragment
    2000 BC-1500 AD