Red Polished spindle whorl
Date1950-1650 BCE
PeriodMiddle Bronze Age
Object GeographyCyprus
Geography NotesSaid to be from Cyprus
MediumCeramic (handmade) with red slip; wooden stick and thread are modern additions
DimensionsOverall: 1 5/8 × 1 5/8 in. (4.2 × 4.2 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.2142
Ancient fabrics rarely survive in the archaeological record. Experimental work to recreate them uses the weights and dimensions of spinning and weaving tools. A spinner used a spindle stick attached to a modern copy of this whorl, with its same weight and diameter, to make the thread shown here.
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2100-1950 BCE
1650-1450 BCE
1450-1200 BCE
1450-1200 BCE
