Spindle whorl
Unknown Artist
13th–12th century BCE
Medium
Hippopotamus ivory
Dimensions
5/16 × 13/16 in., 0.101oz. (0.8 × 2.1 cm, 2.87g)
Classification
Miscellaneous-Bone, Ivory
Culture
Cypriot
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number
74.51.5238