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Object Number 40-77-40/13972
Display Title Spindle whorl
Descriptions
Object Description Spindle whorls: 2 conical (3.7 x 4.5 cm.; 2 x 2.9 cm.); 2 sub-conical (3 x 3.6 cm.; 3.2 x 2.8 cm.); 6 double conical, 5 with indented bases (3.9 x 4.3 cm.; 2.6 x 3.6 cm.; 3.3 x 3.7 cm.; 2.6 x 2.6 pcm.; 2.3 x 2.9 cm.; 3.1 x 4.1 cm.); 3 double-convex, 2 with pressed ribbing around middle (2.6 x 3.2 cm.; 2.8 x 4.5 cm.; 2.8 x 4.5 cm.)
Inventory Description Ceramic spindle whorls, conical and spherical, come incised and impressed
Classification
  • Spindle whorl
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Sticna
Intrasite Vas Vir, isolated finds
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 4.4 x 4.3 x 3.8 cm (1 3/4 x 1 11/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 15
Label on object 40-77-40/13972
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1912)

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