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Spindle whorl
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, San-el-Hagar (Tanis)
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 1.5 x 3.5 cm (9/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.775
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ClassificationsTools and equipment – Textile- and costume-making
DescriptionLight yellow clay; lower side flat and battered; hole through center.
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: January 1, 1886)
(Accession Date: January 1, 1886)