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Spindle Whorl, Egypt, 10th Century CE (AD), Egypt, 9th Century CE (AD)

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A large ceramic vase with a hole in the middle, Egypt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

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islamic art bone ivory spindles whorls spindle whorl tools and equipment gift of lily s place ivories and bone spindle whorl 10th century 9th century 8th century 7th century 3d object metropolitan museum of art art of africa ancient egypt
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Date

0700 - 0999
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Spindle

A rod used for spinning and then winding natural fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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https://www.metmuseum.org/
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

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islamic art bone ivory spindles whorls spindle whorl tools and equipment gift of lily s place ivories and bone spindle whorl 10th century 9th century 8th century 7th century 3d object metropolitan museum of art art of africa ancient egypt