Spindle whorls: the Jewish home as worksite

Spindle whorls: the Jewish home as worksite

Spindle Whorl
Ivory. 2.5cm diameter
Beth Shean, Israel [Roman period]
Archaeology area: CN II, 25; class G (?)
a circular brown disk with a hole in the center and a concave indent between the inner hole and outer rim
Credit: Penn Museum, Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928; Object number 29-105-236 (More objects from the same expedition)