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Incised Whorl
Cypriote
Early Bronze Age
about 3000–2000 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.031 H.
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by subscription
Accession Number72.304
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Textile- and costume-making
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 106.
DescriptionBlack, lustrous bi-conical whorl; incised vertical bands. Large boring
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with General Luigi Palma di Cesnola (from Cyprus); May 16, 1872: purchased by MFA from General Luigi Palma di Cesnola for
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)