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Pondera VE488 bone spindle

Catalogue number Pondera VE488 Inventory number AL 21676 Holding institution Quarto d'Altino, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Altino Description Fragmentary shaft interpreted as a spindle based on its association with a small disk interpreted as a whorl. The diameter narrows towards the lower end. Simple type with top not distinct from the body. Bèal type XX, 2, b (= bone pins with top not separated from the body, with flat upper end).
Context
Site Quarto d'Altino Context Quarto d'Altino, Le Brustolade
Details
Type spindle Dimensions L. 132 mm Material bone Preservation state fragment
References
Manni, 2002.
Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2012