Object Number: Ha6390

Collection: World Archaeology - Egyptology

Object Name: spindle whorl

Description: 6 spindel whorls. This is a group of six spindle whorls made of various materials. 1. An ivory flatish disc shaped whorl, incised with a circle around the central hole and 5 circles around the outside, surrounded by 2 incised rings. The edge is missing. 2. An ivory flattish disc shaped whorl with very worn incised rings around the centre and lines leading out from the centre to the edges. 3. A domed shape circular ivory whorl, incised with 2 rings around the central hole, and a decoration of lines, a small circles around the edges. 4. A clear glass disc shaped whorl, with yellow, black and white painted criss-cross design, with 4 small circles in between. 5. A grey coloured stone disc shaped whorl, with three small circles painted around the edges in black and yellow paint. 6. A bone disc shaped whorl with an incised decoration of 2 rings and small circles around the edges. The holes are filled with black paint (?).