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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Spindle Whorl
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Spindle Whorl

AAT Object Form/Functionfragments (object portions)
AAT Object Form/Functionwhorls (spindle flywheels)
Place ExcavatedBuseirah, Jordan, Asia
CultureEdomite
Date8th Century BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineBuseirah Excavations, 1971-1972
Dimensions13/16 x 1 1/8 in. (2.1 x 2.8 cm)
Object number1973.136
ProvenanceExcavated by Crystal Bennett (1918-1987), Busaira, Jordan.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
8th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
8th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
8th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
9th-8th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
8th Century BCE
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8th-7th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
8th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
8th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
8th-7th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
8th-7th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
8th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
8th-7th Century BCE