Spindle whorl fragment
FindspotMeroe, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueStone: porphyry
Dimensions2 cm
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21-12-70a
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Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
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ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Meroe (Beg. N.), Tomb 5. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
3100–2800 B.C.
1070–712 B.C.
3100–2800 B.C.