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Spindle whorl
Diameter: 0.033 m
Method of acquisition: Given (1934)
Circa -5000 BC - -4001 BC
Accession number: ANE.204.1934
Primary reference Number: 87463
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.204.1934
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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/87463 Accessed: 2024-11-28 14:05:50
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University of Cambridge}}
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