Steatite spindle whorl
Unknown
ca. 2400–1450 BCE · Steatite · Greek and Roman Art
Spindle whorls aided in the making of cloth for garments and bedding. They were placed in tombs, perhaps so that the deceased could continue to spin wool in the afterlife.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 2400–1450 BCE
- Medium
- Steatite
- Culture
- Minoan
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926
