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Button or Spindle Whorl

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Button or Spindle Whorl

Object Name:: Button or spindle whorl
Geography:: Egypt, el-Bahnasa
Medium:: Bone; incised and inlaid with paint
Dimensions:: H. 1/4 in. (0.6 cm) Diam. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Classification:: Ivories and Bone
Credit Line:: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1897
Accession Number:: 97.4.96

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