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Similar whorls have been found as burial goods in tholos tombs at Koumasa and Porti in the Mesara, Crete. Besides serving as spindle whorls they may have been used as pendants or finials for pins.
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Title: Stone spindle whorl
Period: Early Minoan III-Middle Minoan I
Date: ca. 2400–1900 BCE
Culture: Minoan
Medium: Stone
Dimensions: Diameter 5/8 in. (1.5 cm); H. 7/16 in. (1 cm)
Classification: Miscellaneous-Stone
Credit Line: Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926
Object Number: 26.31.396
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