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Agate spindle whorl

Agate spindle whorl. Culture: Minoan. Dimensions: H. 9mm. Date: ca. 2200-1450 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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Titre:
Agate spindle whorl
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Agate spindle whorl. Culture: Minoan. Dimensions: H. 9mm. Date: ca. 2200-1450 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/matériel:
AGATE
Période:
Middle Minoan I-Late Minoan I
Musée:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Crédit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Autorisations:
Modèle: Non - Propriété: Non
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Taille de l'image:
4200 x 4200 px | 50.5 MB
Taille d'impression:
35.6 x 35.6 cm | 14.0 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
Mots clés:
AEGEAN ISLANDS • AGATE • CALCEDOINE • CYCLADES • EUROPE (CONTINENT) • GRECE • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • MINOA • PIERRE • ROC • ROCHE • ROCHER