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HoB 265: Spindle whorl. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Spindle whorl
- Date
- Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC, Early Lydian
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- T60.042
- Material
- Terracotta
- Object Type
- Weaving Equipment
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- HoB
- Trench
- HoB
- Locus
- HoB Lydian IV - Deep Sounding A
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E10 - E15 / S100 - S105 below *95
- Findspot
- E10-15 / S100-105 Below *95.00
- Description
- Rounded shape, slightly biconical, tapering toward the top. Grayish-brown micaceous clay. Sizeable hole in middle. Shows a great deal of wear.
- Dimensions
- H. 0.037, W. 0.032, Diam. of perforation 0.007.
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Author
- AR