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Unfired clay or ceramic spindle whorl

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posted on 2021-10-26, 19:41 authored by Helena HamerowHelena Hamerow
Spindle-whorl, diam 3.2cm. Made of finely levigated gritless cream clay. Cf. Sibertswold grave 83, Kingston grave 299 etc. Concave surface, flat base. Much damage.SCH mistakenly assigned the accession number M 6288 to this object. The Gatty Slip for M 6268 indicates that this number belongs to the spindle whorl in Kingston Grave 262. – B.B.

History

Grave ID

Kingston Down Grave 262

Object ID

M6268

Catalogue Number

M 6268

Material

clay, ceramic (Sonia Hawkes Material Notes; clay) (Antiquarian Material; earthen)

Complete Keyword List (Including Alternatives)

spindle whorls (Sonia Hawkes Keyword; spindle whorls) (Antiquarian Keyword; disci, quoits, spindle whirls)

Status

extant

Location

National Museums Liverpool

Collection

Mayer Collection

Original Collection

Faussett

Category ID

textile

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    spindle whorlsKingston Down Grave 262Archaeology

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