Middle Bronze Age I
Conical-hemispherical 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 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Textile tool
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Date
- 2000 - 1725 BC
Accession No.
74.51.906
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 115, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 36, pp. 31, 253, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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