National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Spindle Whorl (?) Engraved, Bird-Shaped, Concentric Circles
Period: Arab-Byzantine
Material: Bone
Site: Jerusalem, City of David
Diameter: 1 cm
Description: Decorated with engraved dotted circles linked by parallel lines and a bird motif.
Bibliography:
Shatil A and Behar S 2013. The Bone Objects. In: D Ben-Ami. Jerusalem. Excavations in the Tyropoeon Valley (Giv'ati Parking Lot), Vol.I. IAAR 52: 321-326, Fig. 17.1: 13.

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Spindle Whorl Engraved  
Photographer :Clara Amit

Spindle Whorl Engraved  
Photographer :Clara Amit




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