Spindle whorl

Edomite

ca. 10th–9th century BCE

Not on view

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Title: Spindle whorl
Period: Iron Age II
Date: ca. 10th–9th century BCE
Geography: Levant, Tawilan
Culture: Edomite
Medium: Ceramic
Dimensions: 0.59 x 0.94 in. (1.5 x 2.39 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, H. Dunscombe Colt Gift, 1977
Object Number: 1977.234.3
Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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