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1887.1.418

Glass spindle whorl. [SM (Verve) 11/5/2016]

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1887.1.418

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Collection type
Object
Description
Glass spindle whorl. [SM (Verve) 11/5/2016]
Long description
Circular spindle whorl made from light brown coloured glass. The spindle whorl is mostly flat with the central section raised and slightly conical in shape. The spindle whorl is perforated through the centre. [SM (Verve) 11/5/2016]
Geographical reference
Greece
Europe > Southern Europe > Greece
Attica [Attikí] Athens
Date / Period
Date made: 250-500 BC
Date collected
?Unknown
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1886
Materials and processes
Material Glass, Process Moulded
Dimensions
Diameter: max 25 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1887.1.418
Research and responses

George Rolleston visited Greece in 1871 [AP 11/10/2012]

Search terms: Textile, Spindle-whorl