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Terracotta spindle whorl

Terracotta spindle whorl. Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm). Date: 6th-5th century B.C.. Like the two onoi (06.1021.52, 10.210.13) displayed nearby, this spindle whorl is a specialized piece of equipment used in working wool into thread. Carefully shaped and painted, it would have been attached to one end of the spindle to make it easier to rotate. Such objects were appropriate indeed for the graves of women.
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Title: Terracotta spindle whorl
Caption: Terracotta spindle whorl. Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm). Date: 6th-5th century B.C.. Like the two onoi (06.1021.52, 10.210.13) displayed nearby, this spindle whorl is a specialized piece of equipment used in working wool into thread. Carefully shaped and painted, it would have been attached to one end of the spindle to make it easier to rotate. Such objects were appropriate indeed for the graves of women.
Technique/material: TERRACOTTA
Period: Archaic-Classical
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 3981 × 3982 px | 45.4 MB
Print size: 33.7 × 33.7 cm | 1567.3 × 1567.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: ARCHAIC-CLASSICAL • CLAY • EUROPE • GREECE • GREEK AND ROMAN ART • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • SPINDLES • TERRACOTTA • TERRACOTTAS • WHORLS