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Whorl

Artist/Culture Greek

Date2nd century BCE

Mediumterracotta

Dimensions3.5 x 2.5 cm (1 3/8 x 1 in.)

ClassificationsUtilitarian Objects

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Terms

terracotta

Object number1905.33

DescriptionPottery whorl for spindle. Conical disk used in spinning. Remains of black bands on red terracotta. No marks. From Necropolis of Troy.
ProvenanceFrank Calvert, Milton, MA

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