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Obsidian bead in the form of of a figure-of-eight shield

ca. 2200–1450 B.C.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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Title: Obsidian bead in the form of of a figure-of-eight shield
Date Created: ca. 2200–1450 B.C.
Physical Dimensions: Length (as preserved): 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Type: Spindle whorl
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/252333
Medium: Obsidian
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Middle Minoan I-Late Minoan I
Culture: Minoan

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