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Spindle whorl

5th–3rd millennium B.C.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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Title: Spindle whorl
Date Created: 5th–3rd millennium B.C.
Physical Dimensions: 0.71 in. (1.8 cm)
Type: Whorl
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/323685
Medium: Stone
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Chalcolithic–Early Bronze Age
Culture: Iran

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