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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SPINDLE WHORL, 3RD-4TH CENTURY AD - Fagan Arms
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SPINDLE WHORL, 3RD-4TH CENTURY AD - Fagan Arms
COLONIAL AMERICAN TRADE BEADS - Fagan Arms

Dating to the Coptic Period which brought Christianity to Egypt, then part of the Roman Empire. Terra cotta, ridged bun form, with raised lip. About 1 3/8” diameter with a large spindle hole. Chipped in antiquity as shown. Used with a wood rod (spindle) in the hole to spin wool and flax. The hole size here indicates a heavier cord, probably wool.

Stock Number: B9910

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