Acquisition number: 2002.03
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Manufactured from grey-green chalcedony; rounded conical; perforation straight (diam. 5mm); (end 1 diam. 2.6cm; end 2 diam. 1.2cm); narrow terminal has 1.1cm long, 0.1cm deep groove bisecting perforation.
Title: Spindle whorl - 2002.03
Acquisition number: 2002.03
Culture or period: Hellenistic.
Date: 3rd - 1st century BC.
Material: Stone - Chalcedony
Object type: Textile production - Spindle whorl
Dimensions: 26mm (w) × 11mm (h)
Origin region or location: Syria
Origin city: Jebel Khalid.
Display case or on loan: 4
Keywords: Hellenistic, Textiles, Spindle whorl, Jebel Khalid
Jebel Khalid i, 230 no. JK SW.54, and 229 fig. 4 (Crewe).
2002.03
Spindle whorl
From Jebel Khalid, A3, locus 1, inv. 88.266.
Ht 1.1cm; max. diam. 2.6cm. Weight 12.3g.
Manufactured from grey-green chalcedony; rounded conical; perforation straight (diam. 5mm); (end 1 diam. 2.6cm; end 2 diam. 1.2cm); narrow terminal has 1.1cm long, 0.1cm deep groove bisecting perforation
Jebel Khalid i, 230 no. JK SW.54, and 229 fig. 4 (Crewe).
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