Spindle Whorl
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Caption
Spindle Whorl, ca. 3800–3300 B.C.E.. Limestone, 1 3/16 x Diam. 1 3/4 in. (3 x 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.201.
Gallery
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Gallery
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Title
Spindle Whorl
Date
ca. 3800–3300 B.C.E.
Period
Predynastic Period, Naqada I and later
Medium
Limestone
Classification
Dimensions
1 3/16 x Diam. 1 3/4 in. (3 x 4.4 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
09.889.201
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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