Spindle Whorls
This category includes disks with a pierced hole used for adding weight to a spindle.
This object is a disk or spherical object fitted onto spindle to increase and maintain speed of spin.
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Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
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![]() | 15406N | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Two strings of small lapis lazuli and silver lentoids. [B] (2) Three strings lapis lazuli ovoids. [C] (3) About 27 strings of lapis lazuli and silver double conoids. The majority of the beads appeared to have three strings. [D-M] (4) Five pairs of silver ear rings of 2 1/2 coils each. [N] (5) Fragment of a copper spindle whorl. |
![]() | 18113D | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads [A]. Agate elliptical and date shaped, marble elliptical, carnelian date shaped, carnelian tubular and ball shaped and long double conoid, shaped agate, facetted eliptical in carnelian, blue glaze disk. [drawing] [B-C] Also, scraps of gold foil. [D-E] Also 2 bone spindle whorls. |
![]() | 18113E | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads [A]. Agate elliptical and date shaped, marble elliptical, carnelian date-shaped, carnelian tubular and ball shaped and long double conoid, shaped agate, facetted eliptical in carnelian, blue glaze disk. [drawing] [B-C] Also, scraps of gold foil. [D-E] Also 2 bone spindle whorls. |
![]() | 18269P | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: (A) [A and N] Pair of copper bracelets, penannular, square section with flattened papyrus ends. (B) Bangle of thin copper wire. (C) Copper fibula. [drawing] (D) Copper fibula thus [reference to drawing] pin missing. [drawing] (E) [E-O] 2 copper finger rings. (F) Bronze arrowhead, 3-flanged type. (G) Iron knife blade, straight and slender type. Broken. (H) Iron leaf-shaped blade, broken. (I) [I and P] [I] Bone spindle and [P] glazed whorl. (J) Shale amulet in form of bird. [drawing 1:1] (K) Beads: string of very small yellow glaze ring with 6 puzuzu heads of blue glazed frit and some black and white glass paste balls and one yellow pasted bead. (L) Beads: string of pink and white stone scaraboids, large shell disk, blue glaze puzuzu head, paste scaraboid, decorated, glass rings. (M) Beads: Stone beads, carnelian, sard, marble, limestone, rough. |
![]() | 8914J | (none) | (none) | B16970.2 | [A] Handle? A handle of white steatite from which projects a copper rod: strung on the rod are 5 roundels alternately of white shell and black shale: on the rest of the copper rod traces of wood. With this were found [B-N] 13 shell objects like spindle whorls. Possibly the handle and thong-beads of an ornamental whip(?). [drawing 1:2] [drawing 1:1] |
![]() | 8914K | (none) | (none) | B16970.3 | [A] Handle? A handle of white steatite from which projects a copper rod: strung on the rod are 5 roundels alternately of white shell and black shale: on the rest of the copper rod traces of wood. With this were found [B-N] 13 shell objects like spindle whorls. Possibly the handle and thong-beads of an ornamental whip(?). [drawing 1:2] [drawing 1:1] |
![]() | 8914L | (none) | (none) | B16970.4 | [A] Handle? A handle of white steatite from which projects a copper rod: strung on the rod are 5 roundels alternately of white shell and black shale: on the rest of the copper rod traces of wood. With this were found [B-N] 13 shell objects like spindle whorls. Possibly the handle and thong-beads of an ornamental whip(?). [drawing 1:2] [drawing 1:1] |
![]() | 8914M | (none) | (none) | B16970.5 | [A] Handle? A handle of white steatite from which projects a copper rod: strung on the rod are 5 roundels alternately of white shell and black shale: on the rest of the copper rod traces of wood. With this were found [B-N] 13 shell objects like spindle whorls. Possibly the handle and thong-beads of an ornamental whip(?). [drawing 1:2] [drawing 1:1] |
![]() | 8914N | (none) | (none) | B16970.6 | [A] Handle? A handle of white steatite from which projects a copper rod: strung on the rod are 5 roundels alternately of white shell and black shale: on the rest of the copper rod traces of wood. With this were found [B-N] 13 shell objects like spindle whorls. Possibly the handle and thong-beads of an ornamental whip(?). [drawing 1:2] [drawing 1:1] |
![]() | 8914O | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A] Handle? A handle of white steatite from which projects a copper rod: strung on the rod are 5 roundels alternately of white shell and black shale: on the rest of the copper rod traces of wood. With this were found [B-N] 13 shell objects like spindle whorls. Possibly the handle and thong-beads of an ornamental whip(?). [drawing 1:2] [drawing 1:1] |
(none) | (none) | 1924,0920.170 | (none) | (none) | |
(none) | (none) | 1924,0920.171 | (none) | (none) | |
(none) | (none) | 1931,1010.104 | (none) | (none) | |
(none) | (none) | 1935,0113.825 | (none) | (none) | |
(none) | (none) | (none) | B16971 | (none) | |
![]() | 12705F | 30-12-349 | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Beads. Small lapis tubes carnelian rings and bugles. [B] (2) Copper reticule containing manicure tools. [C] (3) Copper dagger with ivory and silver handle. Type II B. Tip missing. [D] (4) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli adhering to blade of 3, not photographed. Men and animals poor cutting. [E and F] (5) [E] Spindle copper with [F] lapis whorl. |
![]() | (none) | 31-16-490 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
![]() | (none) | 31-16-491 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
![]() | 14438 | 31-16-492 | (none) | (none) | Stone roundel. Dark grey slate or schist. Flat below, above a shallow truncated cone: small hole through centre. (chipped at edge). |
![]() | (none) | 31-16-493 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
(none) | 31-16-549 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
![]() | 14464 | 31-16-559 | (none) | (none) | Spindle whorl. Greenish drab clay with incised decoration (conical top) [drawing 1:1] |
![]() | (none) | 31-16-560 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
![]() | (none) | 31-16-561 | (none) | (none) | unknown |
(none) | 31-16-564A | (none) | (none) | (none) |
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