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Disc spindle whorl
Egyptian
New Kingdom
Object Place: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, W: debris of room W ("cd")
Medium/Technique
Mud
Dimensions
Diameter: 5.0 cm (1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number29.1193
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Textile- and costume-making
DescriptionMud disc with hole in center.
ProvenanceFrom Semna W, debris of room W "cd". February, 1928; excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.