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Spindle whorl
Museum number:
8-8788
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080008788
Accession number:
Acc.3373
Description:
terra cotta clay spindle whorl. round with flat base and conical shape. decorated with incised lines in arcs, lines and vine-like decorative elements. center hole (1cm in diameter) passes completely through object.
Donor:
Landon F. Strobel and Mrs. Landon F. Strobel
Collection place:
Cyprus
Verbatim coll. place:
Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus
Collector:
Landon F. Strobel and Mrs. Landon F. Strobel
Materials:
Clay and Terracotta (clay material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Whorls (spindle flywheels)
Context of use:
copper mine
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
diameter 5 centimeters and height 3.2 centimeters
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