Agate spindle whorl

Minoan

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Spindle whorls aided in the making of cloth for garments and bedding. They were placed in tombs, perhaps so that the deceased could continue to spin wool in the afterlife.

Agate spindle whorl, Agate, Minoan

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