Spindle Whorl, Egypt, 10th Century CE (AD), Egypt, 9th Century CE (AD)

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Spindle Whorl, Egypt, 10th Century CE (AD), Egypt, 9th Century CE (AD)

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A large ceramic vase with a hole in the middle, Egypt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Spindle

Collection - Spindle
A rod used for spinning and then winding natural fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.

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gift of lily s place

ivories and bone

metropolitan museum of art

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Date

0700 - 0999

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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