Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology

ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Spindle Whorl

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodPredynastic

Date4000-2950 BCE

MediumDiorite or hematite

Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation

Dimensions1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in., 170 g (4.7 x 4.7 x 2.8 cm, 6 oz.)

Object number2018.010.821

ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, possibly acquired from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France.

Status

Not on view

Collections

Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art

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2000-1600 BCE

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2000-1600 BCE

© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

2000-1600 BCE

© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

2000-1600 BCE

© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

2000-1600 BCE

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