Spindle whorl
- Accession Number
- W1115
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Implements and utensils, Spinning and weaving, Spindle, Spindle whorl
- Material
- Pottery
- Provenance
- Palestine, Tell Fara
- Measurements
- diameter 5.6cm
- Number of Elements
- 1
Licensing details
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- Description
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Spindle whorl from Tell Fara. Presumably excavated by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt 1928-1929.
- Wellcome Number
- 85812
- Previous Owners
- British School of Archaeology in Egypt | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 18 Jul 2020