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Catalog Date
  • 2010-02-01
  • 2010-02-21
Catalog Type Archaeology
Collection Tell en-Nasbeh Collection
Conservation Condition Good
Conservation Notes Intact, some small chips around the edge. No repairs needed.
General Description Small grey stone spindle whorl with black and white inclusions (diorite?). Dome-shaped on one side and mostly flattened on the other (very slightly convex). Hole bored through center.
Diameter (cm) 3.2
Dimension Notes Diameter taken at widest point. Width taken at thickest point. Diameter of hole = 0.5 cm.
Early Date (BCE) 0
Category Type Stone
Height (cm) 0.0
Primary Location Holbrook Hall, Pacific School of Religion
Late Date (BCE) 0
Length (cm) 0.0
Material Stone (Unidentified)/Diorite
Object Name Whorl
Object Sub-category Stone -- Tool
Provenance No marking on whorl; provenance and dating unknown.
Publication Notes McCown, C. C. 1947. Tell en-Nasbeh, Vol. I: Archaeological and Historical Results. Berkeley and New Haven: The Palestine Institute of Pacific School of Religion and the American Schools of Oriental Research. Wampler, J. C. 1947. Tell en-Nasbeh, Vol. II: The Pottery. Berkeley and New Haven: The Palestine Institute of Pacific School of Religion and the American Schools of Oriental Research.
Subjects and Themes Weaving and textiles
Decoration None
Excav. Ceramic Serial # 0
Completeness Whole
Manufacture Handmade
Weight (g) 22.3
Width (cm) 1.8
Provenience Certainty Site certain
Catalogued by Kiersten Neumann
Condition Examined by Rebecca Hisiger
Site Tell en-Nasbeh
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Aaron Brody info
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Suggested Citation

Aaron Brody. (2013) "B2010.1.14 from Asia/Palestinian Authority/Tell en-Nasbeh/Square Not given (2)/Not given". In Bade Museum. Aaron Brody (Ed). Released: 2013-09-27. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/e1f2673d-c0b4-476c-8b3d-b47679a49e38> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2f76kc5q

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