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Spindle-Whorl
Spindle-Whorl
Spindle-Whorl

Spindle-Whorl

Date500 BC-400 AD
MediumStone
ClassificationsTools and manufacturing
Terms
    Object numberC00275
    DescriptionThin, wide, flat splindle-whorl of slate. Grey in colour with a central hole. 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
    300 BC-1000 AD
    Spindle-Whorl
    800 BC-500 AD
    Knife
    1700-1900
    Hatchet
    800-1500
    Loom-Weight
    600 BC-500 AD
    Knife
    1700-1900
    Adze
    1700-1840
    Adze
    1700-1840
    Needle-Case
    1800-1900