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spindle whorl

Foreign Archaeology, H1125 (image/jpeg)
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Summary

: H1125

: Egyptology

: spindle whorl

: A piece of stone, domed with a flat bottom and a hole through it. There is a chip in its side.

spindle

Current Location

On Display at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Egypt Gallery

: Abydos, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

: Osiris Temenos

: 3100-2890 BC

: Early Dynastic Period

: Given by the Egypt Exploration Society, 1902.

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