Acquisition number: 2002.11
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Manufactured from grey-green chalcedony; rounded conical; perforation conical (end 1 diam. 7mm; end 2 diam. 5mm).
Title: Spindle whorl - 2002.11
Acquisition number: 2002.11
Culture or period: Hellenistic.
Date: 3rd - 1st century BC.
Material: Stone - Chalcedony
Object type: Textile production - Spindle whorl
Dimensions: 24mm (w) × 12mm (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, 231 no. JK SW.62 and 229 fig. 4 (Crewe).
2002.11
Spindle whorl
From Jebel Khalid, AK (Acropolis) Tr. 29, locus 1, inv. 91.245.
Ht 1.2cm; max. diam. 2.4cm. Weight 10.9g.
Manufactured from grey-green chalcedony; rounded conical; perforation conical (end 1 diam. 7mm; end 2 diam. 5mm).
Jebel Khalid i, 231 no. JK SW.62 and 229 fig. 4 (Crewe).
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