Spindle Whorl

Cypriot

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Early Bronze Age (2700-1900 BCE)

Red Polished Ware

Overall: 1 5/8 × 1 3/4 in. (4.1 × 4.4 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Emily Howe Hitchcock, Class of 1872HW

12.1.12

Geography

Place Made: Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus, West Asia, Asia

Period

3000-2000 BCE

Object Name

Tools and Equipment: Weaving

Research Area

Classical World

Not on view

Course History

CLST 20, Prehistoric Greek Archaeology, Julie Hruby, Fall 2019

Classical Studies 20.01, Greek Archaeology: First Hominids to Mycenean Palaces, Julie Hruby, Spring 2023

Provenance

Collected by Luigi Palma de Cesnola, American Conusl to Cyprus, 1865-1876; given to Hiram Hitchcock (1832-1900, Class of 1872H), Hanover, New Hampshire, about 1872; bequeathed to his second wife, Emily Howe Hitchcock (1852-1912), Hanover, New Hampshire, 1900; bequeathed to present collection, 1912.

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