Accession No

1957.99


Description

Three spindle whorls of coarse pottery. One small, complete, pentagonal in plan with convex faces, buff grey ware. One complete of reddish buff/grey ware, circular in plan, with straight sides. One with fluted sides, grey ware, about half missing.


Place

Europe; Southern Europe; Italy; Grotta Manacorra


Period

?Bronze Age ?Iron Age Appenine


Source

Trump, David Hilary [collector and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1957.99


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: '[??] Man'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


Context (Analysis)
Handwritten label in black ink found with objects reads: 'Spindle whorls - The facetted and fluted types are later than the plain circular one. Appenine Bronze Age on to Iron Age. Grotta Monacorra.'
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


Description (Physical description)
Spindle whorls of coarse pottery.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Three spindle whorls of coarse pottery. One small, complete, pentagonal in plan with convex faces, buff grey ware. One complete of reddish buff/grey ware, circular in plan, with straight sides. One with fluted sides, grey ware, about half missing.
Event Date 18/3/2024
Author: maa


FM:50686

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