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Descriptive Properties (32)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Whorl |
| Category Type | Stone |
| Object Sub-category | Stone -- Tool |
| Material | Stone (Unidentified) |
| Subjects and Themes | Weaving and textiles |
| Manufacture | Handmade |
| Decoration | Incised/Excised |
| General Description | Black stone spindle whorl with a large center hole. Rounded on one side and flattened on the other. Small brown inclusions and brown clay attached to the flattened side. Three faint parallel lines are incised along the edge of the rounded side. |
| Cultural Period | Iron IIA - Iron IIC |
| Early Date (BCE) | 850 |
| Late Date (BCE) | 586 |
| Stratum | 3A |
| Completeness | Whole |
| Width (cm) | 0.9 |
| Diameter (cm) | 2.6 |
| Dimension Notes | Diameter of hole = 0.9 cm. |
| Weight (g) | 0 |
| Excavation Date | 1927-06-24 |
| Exc. Object ID | x1 |
| Excav. Ceramic Serial # | 0 |
| Provenance | Room 85 is not listed in the dated architectural features in TEN II, thus no date can be ascertained. Update: found record in Zorn vol. 4, pg 1470. Dates given here derive from that source. |
| Primary Location | Holbrook Hall, Pacific School of Religion |
| Catalog | Object |
| Collection | Tell en-Nasbeh Collection |
| Catalog Type | Archaeology |
| Catalog Date | 2009-11-02 |
| Conservation Condition | Good |
| Conservation Notes | Very good condition. Original smooth surface and incised decoration still visible. No repairs needed. |
| Object ID | B2009.1.63 |
| Old Museum ID | 504 |
| Photo Number | 254 |
| Publication Notes | McCown, C. C. 1947. Tell en-Nasbeh, Vol. I: Archaeological and Historical Results. Berkeley and New Haven: The Palestine Institute of Pacific School of Religion and the American Schools of Oriental Research. Wampler, J. C. 1947. Tell en-Nasbeh, Vol. II: The Pottery. Berkeley and New Haven: The Palestine Institute of Pacific School of Religion and the American Schools of Oriental Research. |
Item Notes
Bade Museum Accession Numbers are unique number given to each object in a collection that was received from the same source at the same time.
Linked Persons / Organizations (3)
Rebecca Hisiger, Catalogued by
Aaron Brody, Director
William Frederic Badè, Excavated by
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Suggested Citation
Rebecca Hisiger. "Bade Museum: B2009.1.63 (Small Find)" (Released 2010-02-17). Aaron Brody (Ed.) Open Context. <http://opencontext.org/subjects/554BE54F-297D-4FE3-EE55-8DFB833AFAE8>
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(850 BCE - 586 BCE)Editor's Note: Date ranges are approximate and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of data contributors. These dates are provided only to facilitate searches.
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