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Object Number 40-77-40/12079
Display Title Spindle whorl
Descriptions
Object Description Spindle whorl of orange clay, fired black. Shaped like a cone with a bevelled base. Found with a similar object (40-77-40/12080). 2.3 x 2.7 cm. (height x diameter)
Inventory Description Ceramic spindle whorl, black, conical with beveled base
Classification
  • Spindle whorl
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Vinica
Intrasite Grave 251
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 2.6 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm (1 x 1 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/12079
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1906)

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