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Throughout history, in almost every ancient culture, the spindle whorl has been a common domestic object.Elegant and abstract, these little objects were used to weight wool while it was being spun into thread. Common to most civilization, these weights were often buried as a grave gift with their owners. Though their shape tended to remain uniform, spindle whorls can be found in a variety of materials including stone, bronze, gold, glass and bone. In the classical world, even the most respectable women carded and spun wool; it was considered the duty of a good matron. Spindle whorls are still used today in parts of Eastern Europe and the Middle East. - (GF.0296)
Antiquities
Ancient Greek
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