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Ancient Art
Public domain

11 spindle whorls

n.d.

Bone

Gift of George Hewitt Myers, B.A. 1898, M.F. 1902
1936.23.a-k
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
Near Eastern, Iranian, Kish, Persian
Classification: 
Tools and Equipment
Provenance: 

Kish; excavated by the Holmes Expedition for the American Institute of Persian Art and Archeology.

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.