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Object Number 40-77-40/10013
Display Title Spindle whorl
Descriptions
Object Description Spindle whorl of gray-tan clay; double conical in shape, with diagonal incised lines running around the shoulder. 3.2 x 2.3 cm.
Inventory Description Ceramic spindle whorl, discoidal, incised slanted lines on shoulder
Classification
  • Spindle whorl
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Austria / Oberosterreich / <County> / <City> / Hallstatt
Intrasite Isolated finds
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 3.2 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/10013
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1907)

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