Spindle whorl
Unknown
ca. 3000–2000 BCE · Terracotta · 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. 3000–2000 BCE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Aegean
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Anonymous Gift, 1930
