Object photograph·C05172i·1927–1931

Stone, spindle whorl (L.413.4)

Stone spindle whorl from Lapithos, Kastros tombs, shown alone with a wide hole in its top. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05172i. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark, rounded object with a broad hole in its top and a raised ring around the upper body, photographed against a plain grey card. Pale blue-grey lines and two small circles are drawn over its surface, and some scratches and worn patches are visible. The outline is squat and slightly uneven, with a rounded base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Stone, L.413.4.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Stone, L.413.4

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