Spindle whorl
A rounded, dull grey ceramic spindle whorl photographed against a pale background. A large irregular hole opens near the upper left, and two small incised circles with central dots mark the body. The surface shows soft, uneven wear and tooling typical of hand-shaped clay.
Look closer: Two small incised circles with central dots sit on the body, one near the upper right and one lower left.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 700 BCE
- Medium
- Ceramic
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 3988 × 3122 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date -650).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, H. Dunscombe Colt Gift, 1963