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Whorl

Artist/Culture Greek

Date2nd century BCE

Mediumceramic

Dimensions2.8 x 1.3 cm (1 1/8 x 1/2 in.)

ClassificationsUtilitarian Objects

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Terms

ceramic
disk
clay

Object number1905.36

DescriptionConical disk used in spinning. No marks. From one of the pre-Homeric cities.
ProvenanceFrank Calvert, Milton, MA

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