Spindle whorl
Spindle whorls were used for spinning wool into thread. This one is made from a piece of old pottery.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 123/1932/1
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Exeter archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Exeter Excavation Committee
- Material
- pottery
- Common Name
- spindle whorl
- Simple Name
- spindle whorl
- Period Classification
- Roman (43-410)
