Agate spindle whorl. Culture: Minoan. Dimensions: H. 9mm. Date: ca. 2200-1450 B.C..Spindle whorls aided in the making of cloth for garments and bedding. They were placed in tombs, perhaps so that the deceased could continue to spin wool in the afterlife. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Agate spindle whorl. Culture: Minoan. Dimensions: H. 9mm. Date: ca. 2200-1450 B.C..Spindle whorls aided in the making of cloth for garments and bedding. They were placed in tombs, perhaps so that the deceased could continue to spin wool in the afterlife. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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