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Accession_Number 13.10.11.16
Shape Spindle whorl; bead
Shape_description Ovoid in shape with a hole through the centre on the smallest axis and an edge around the widest part of the bead.
Material Paste
Fabric
Fabric_description White paste
Munsell_color 10YR 8/4
Decoration Parallel zigzag lines incised on both the bottom and top sides of the bead as well as an incision of one line around the girth of the bead and around each end of the piercing.
Inscriptions
Condition Intact, slightly worn, especially round the girth and around the openings to the hole.
Technique/Style
Provenance Salamis; Cyprus
Period
Date
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Artist
Attribution
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Comparanda
Bibliography
Archive_Ref reference 1
reference 2
Beazley_DB
Height 2.1
Diameters 2.3
Handle_height
Other_dims.
Location Citizenship
Edited_by Alexandra
Date_edited 18.08.2004
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