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Steatite spindle whorl

Steatite spindle whorl. Culture: Minoan. Dimensions: H. 7/16 in. (1.1 cm). Date: ca. 2400-1450 B.C.. 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.
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Title:
Steatite spindle whorl
Caption:
Steatite spindle whorl. Culture: Minoan. Dimensions: H. 7/16 in. (1.1 cm). Date: ca. 2400-1450 B.C.. 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.
Technique/material:
STEATITE
Period:
Early Minoan III-Late Minoan I
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
4200 x 4200 px | 50.5 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 35.6 cm | 14.0 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
AEGEAN ISLANDS • CYCLADES • EARLY MINOAN III-LATE MINOAN I • EUROPE • GREECE • GREEK AND ROMAN ART • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • MINOA • MISCELLANEOUS-STONE • ROCK • ROCKY • SPINDLES • STEATITE • STONE • STONES • TALC • WHORLS