Disc spindle whorl
Object PlaceSemna, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueMud
DimensionsDiameter: 5.0 cm (1 15/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number29.1193
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Semna W, debris of room W "cd". February, 1928; excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
2323–2150 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
664–30 B.C.