Stone spindle whorl
- Accession Number
- EC435
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Implements and utensils, Spinning and weaving, Spindle, Spindle whorl
- Material
- Stone/minerals
- Measurements
- length 5.5 cm
- Number of Elements
- 1
Licensing details
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- Description
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Part of a stone spindle whorl. '875' is written on it in black ink. 5.5 cm. Vertically broken with part of a hole preserved for the needle.
- Other Identity
- 875
- Previous Owner
- Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Assumed long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 16 Dec 2020