Stone spindle whorl
Unknown
ca. 2400–1900 BCE · Stone · Greek and Roman Art
Similar whorls have been found as burial goods in tholos tombs at Koumasa and Porti in the Mesara, Crete. Besides serving as spindle whorls they may have been used as pendants or finials for pins.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 2400–1900 BCE
- Medium
- Stone
- Culture
- Minoan
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926
