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Object Number 40-77-40/12435
Display Title Spindle whorl
Descriptions
Object Description Spindle whorl of orange clay, well-fired. Shaped like a small urn with a pronounced, fluted shoulder. 2 x 3 cm. (height x diameter)
Inventory Description Ceramic spindle whorl, discoidal, pronounced fluted shoulder
Classification
  • Spindle whorl
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 302
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 2.8 x 2.8 x 1.9 cm (1 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/12435
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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