Spindle whorl
Object type: Spindle whorl
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 19–20
Date: ca. 1295–1070 B.C.
Medium: Basalt
Dimensions: h. 0.6 cm (1/4 in); diam. 3 cm (1 3/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Late New Kingdom Settlement
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922