Spindle whorl
- Description
- This is an ancient Greek spindle whorl used to process wool into thread. Its provenance suggests it was excavated by Sir Alfred Biliotti during his important work at the acropolis of Cameiros between 1852 and 1864.
- Accession Loan No.
- 1887/10/67
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Common Name
- spindle whorl
- Simple Name
- spindle whorl
- Full Name
- spindle whorl
- Cultural Group
- Greek
- Family Group
- Material
- pottery
- Collector / Excavator
- Biliotti, A., Mr
- Collection Site Name
- Cameiros, Rhodes
- Collection Town
- Cameiros
- Collection County
- Rhodes
- Collection Country
- Greece
- Collection Area Region
- Southern Europe
- Collection Continent
- Europe
