Spindle Whorl

E231

From: Egypt | Kahun

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E231
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Kahun
Period Middle Kingdom | Twelfth Dynasty
Date Made 1938 - 1759 BCE
Section Egyptian
Materials Wood
Description

Wood. Shaft has notch at top. Cylindrical whorl two-thirds of the way down. Pointed base.

Credit Line Purchased from William Flinders Petrie, 1890
Other Number ES 231 - Original Number

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