spindle with whorl; Pozzuoli; Spindle whorls; Bone (Unidentified); Paint

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/fb8f6d4b71fafa380b6689d66f67684a

Title

spindle with whorl; Pozzuoli; Spindle whorls; Bone (Unidentified); Paint

Description

Spindle and whorl of bone (or ivory). Spindle is smoothly finished and has a V-shaped gouge in the handle similar to a crochet hook. The whorl is a flat, round disk with concentric circles engraved on both sides. Spindle broken at tip; chips in edges of whorl. Miscellaneous black paint in circle decorations and patch of red paint on handle.

Subject

Pozzuoli; Spindle whorls; Italy

Source

Michigan Service Hub

Language

Undetermined

Relation

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/thumb/kelsey/0000.00.1501/0000_00_1501P01.TIF/!250,250

Type

image

References

http://name.umdl.umich.edu/IC-KELSEY-X-0000.00.1501%5D0000_00_1501P01.TIF

Source

Michigan Service Hub

Subject

Pozzuoli; Spindle whorls; Italy

Citation

“spindle with whorl; Pozzuoli; Spindle whorls; Bone (Unidentified); Paint,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 9, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/15753.

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