ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Spindle Whorl
AAT Object Form/Functionwhorls (spindle flywheels)
Possible OriginIraq, Asia
CultureMesopotamian
PeriodMiddle Bronze Age
Date2000-1600 BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineGift of Richard and Donna Curtiss
Dimensions2 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. (5.4 x 3.2 cm)
Object number2010.049.321C
ProvenanceEx coll. Richard (1927-2013) and Donna (1928-2019) Curtiss, Chevy Chase, Maryland, collected in the Middle East, ca. 1957-1980.
Status
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- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
2000-1600 BCE
2000-1600 BCE
2000-1600 BCE
2000-1600 BCE
2000-1600 BCE
2000-1600 BCE
2000-1600 BCE
2000-1600 BCE
2000-1600 BCE
2000-1600 BCE
2000-1600 BCE
2000-1600 BCE
