Spindle whorl
- Accession Number
- W4041
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Implements and utensils, Spinning and weaving, Spindle, Spindle whorl
- Material
- Faience
- Measurements
- diameter 31mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
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- Description
-
Blue faience spindle whorl(?). 31mm in diameter.
- Other Identity
- 32803 B
- Auction
- Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge: 26 Jun–06 Jul 1922 | Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge: 15–17 Dec 1924, Lot 466
- Previous Owners
- Rev. William MacGregor (1848–1937) | Spink & Son Ltd (auctioneers) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 08 May 2022