Object photograph·C05740·1927–1931

Terracotta spindle-whorl from Stylli Tomb 2/18

Spindle-whorl of terracotta from Stylli Tomb 2, shown on an album card — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05740. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Photograph mounted on a card, showing a spindle-whorl of terracotta on a plain grey backdrop. The whorl is a rounded, truncated cone with a flat wider base, its rough surface pitted with small holes, and a central perforation visible on the base. A printed label beneath names the object, with a handwritten number in blue ink.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Stylli T. 2-17, Stylli, Tomb 2/18. Spindle-whorl of terracotta.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Stylli T. 2-17, Stylli, Tomb 2/18 Spindle-whorl of terracotta.

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