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Spindle Whorl

Artist/Culture Greek

Daten.d.

Mediumbrown terracotta

Dimensions4.3 x 2.2 cm (1 11/16 x 7/8 in.)

ClassificationsUtilitarian Objects

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

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terracotta

Object number1905.39

DescriptionPottery whorl for spindle. Conical shape, with a decoration of incised straight lines. Brown terracotta. No marks. From Pre-Homeric city of Troy.
ProvenanceFrank Calvert

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