Spindle whorl
Object type: Spindle whorl
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 19–20
Date: ca. 1295–1070 B.C.
Medium: Black baked clay
Dimensions: h. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in); diam. 6 cm (2 3/8 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