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Spindle whorl: ANE.41a.1927

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 23

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Description

Spindle whorl

Measurements and weight

Width: 0.025 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1927) by British School of Archaeology

Materials used in production

Steatite

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.41a.1927
Primary reference Number: 86834
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.41a.1927
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 21 October 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Spindle whorl" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/86834 Accessed: 2024-11-22 14:02:40

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