Spindle whorl

Museum number:
8-162
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.29
Description:
16 spindle whorls; ivory; stone; glass; varied shapes
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Beirut, Lebanon
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
September 20, 1900
Materials:
Bone (material), Glass (material), and Ivory (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Whorls (spindle flywheels)
Accession date:
December 27, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Loans:
S1978-1979 #26: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (November 29, 1978–February 22, 1979)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Spindle whorl, accession number 8-162, described as 16 spindle whorls; ivory; stone; glass; varied shapes
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spindle whorl, accession number 8-162, described as 16 spindle whorls; ivory; stone; glass; varied shapes

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