Tools and EquipmentAnatolian3rd millennium BCE
Biconical Spindle Whorl
c. 3000 BCE-c. 2000 BCE
Dimensions
1.7 x 2.1 cm (11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Provenance
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
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