Green Spindle Whorl
unknown
Compared to the other Spindle Whorls found in the Iron Age
collection, this example is much smaller, and dome shaped. It is
undecorated and has a straight central hole and flat base and is
made from a stone of greenish colour.
Spindle whorls.
Combed or carded fibre was spun on a spindle fitted with a whorl
which gave it momentum as it turned. Most textiles of this period
were made of wool. The raw fibre and clothes made from it were
often traded between tribes.
Object no :
RPD0364
Collection :
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
diameter (max): 28 mm diameter (hole): 10 mm depth (max): 13 mm
Materials :
stone/sandstone
Location :
unknown
Accession number :
DUMFM:1952.50.1
Copyright :
NA
