Middle Bronze Age I

Terracotta spindle whorl

Spindle whorls aided in the making of cloth for garments and bedding. They were placed in tombs, perhaps so that the deceased could continue to spin wool in the afterlife. H. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)

Classification

Object type: Textile tool
Material: Clay
Date: 2000 - 1725 BC

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Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

From Cyprus

References

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 110, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 33, p. 31, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 27, pp. 29, 253, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Identifiers

Accession no.: 74.51.931, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues: Myres 1914, no. 110
Karageorghis 2000, no. 33
Karageorghis 2016, no. 27

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Terracotta spindle whorl

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