| RARE Original ancient Roman Large spindle whorl bead artifact intact |
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Dated to 3rd century AD.
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One original ancient Roman artifact measuring 33mm. X 30mm. 20.65gm. total weight.
Rare and interesting ancient artifact.
Remains of earthen encrustation.
Exactly as pictured.
Authenticity guaranteed. |
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A spindle whorl is a weighted object fitted to a spindle to help maintain the spindle's speed of rotation while spinning yarn.
History
A
spindle whorl may be a disk or spherical object. It is typically
positioned on the bottom of the spindle. The spinner spins the weighted
spindle pulling off a mass of fibers which is twisted into yarn.
Historically,
whorls have been made of materials like amber, antler, bone, ceramic,
coral, glass, stone, metal (iron, lead, lead alloy), and wood (oak).
Local sourced materials have been also used, such as chalk, limestone,
mudstone, sandstone, slate, lydite and soapstone.
Natufian
artifacts unearthed in Israel at Nahal Ein Gev II, an archeological
site, are believed to be the oldest spindle whorls found to date.
Archaeologists say the perforated pebbles found scattered at the village
site are 12,000 years old. According to scans of the pebbles, the
perforations were biconical in shape and drilled in two directions,
creating an hourglass shape.
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