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Spindle whorl
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, San el-Hagar
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 8 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number11.45977
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ClassificationsTools and equipment – Textile- and costume-making
DescriptionWhite marble, circular, under side crowns, circular hole through middle., much battered.
ProvenanceFrom Tanis (San el-Hagar). 1884: excavated by William Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; October 28, 1885: presented to the MFA at EEF general meeting.
(Accession Date: June 1, 1905)
(Accession Date: June 1, 1905)