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EGYPTIAN SPINDLE WHORL, COPTIC PERIOD - Fagan Arms
EGYPTIAN SPINDLE WHORL, COPTIC PERIOD - Fagan Arms
EGYPTIAN SPINDLE WHORL, COPTIC PERIOD - Fagan Arms
3rd-6th century AD. Polished buff terra cotta. Just under 7/8” diameter, formed as addorsed rounded cones with medial banding and three panels of white pigmented dot lines each half. Original polish mixed with light burial texture. Serving as the weight for a wood rod (spindle) on which a tuft of wool or cotton was mounted, and spun as the thread was pulled and twisted. 
Stock Number: B4637

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