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Spindle ( ? )
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic dynasty)–Roman Imp
Medium/Technique
Copper alloy
Dimensions
Height x width: 5 x 16.5 cm (1 15/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4486
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Textile- and costume-making
DescriptionBronze; twisted handle; grotesque head on end of handle; two Greek crosses on other end; hole broken in body.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.