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Whorl

Artist/Culture Greek

Date2nd century BCE

Mediumceramic

Dimensions3.8 x 2.2 cm (1 1/2 x 7/8 in.)

ClassificationsUtilitarian Objects

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Terms

ceramic

Object number1905.34

DescriptionConical disk used in spinning. Decoration of incised straight lines on flat side. No marks. From one of the pre-Homeric cities of Troy.
ProvenanceFrank Calvert, Milton, MA

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