Spindle Whorl
Cypriot
Middle Bronze Age (1900-1600 BCE)
Black Polished Ware
Overall: 1 5/16 × 1 7/16 in. (3.4 × 3.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Emily Howe Hitchcock, Class of 1872HW
12.1.16
Geography
Place Made: Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus, West Asia, Asia
Period
2000-1000 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 Consul 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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