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: H1113

: Egyptology

: spindle whorl

: A smooth black pebble with a hole drilled through it (off-centre) and a groove running from the hole to the edge of the stone.

On Display at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Egypt Gallery

: Naukratis (Naucratis), Egypt, North Africa, Africa

: 600 BC

: Late Period

: Given by the Egypt Exploration Society, 1885.