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Terracotta spindle whorl

Terracotta spindle whorl. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm). Date: ca. 1900-1725 B.C..
Engraved decoration, filled with lime; around the body is a large zigzag made up of oblique lines with dots along one side and rows of short parallel strokes along the other; in the open spaces are small groups of parallel horizontal strokes; on the base is a ring of zigzag lines around a ring containing parallel strokes.
This spindle-whorl may come from the northern coast of Cyprus (Lapithos or Vounous, or possibly Dhenia).  (VK).
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Terracotta spindle whorl
Terracotta spindle whorl. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm). Date: ca. 1900-1725 B.C.. Engraved decoration, filled with lime; around the body is a large zigzag made up of oblique lines with dots along one side and rows of short parallel strokes along the other; in the open spaces are small groups of parallel horizontal strokes; on the base is a ring of zigzag lines around a ring containing parallel strokes. This spindle-whorl may come from the northern coast of Cyprus (Lapithos or Vounous, or possibly Dhenia). (VK).
Technik/Material:
Terracotta; hand-made
Zeitraum:
Middle Cypriot I-II
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Bildnachweis:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Freigaben (Releases):
Model: Nein - Eigentum: Nein
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Bildgröße:
2458 x 2458 px | 17.3 MB
Druckgröße:
20.8 x 20.8 cm | 8.2 x 8.2 in (300 dpi)