Spindle-Whorl
Date300 BC-1000 AD
MediumBone
DimensionsObject/Work: 35 x 35 mm
ClassificationsTools and manufacturing
Terms
Object numberC00321
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.On View
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300 BC-1000 AD
500 BC-400 AD
800-1000
800 BC-500 AD
43-409
600 BC-500 AD
1700 - 1750
1800-1850
1800-1900
1853
1901
1800-1900