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Biconical Spindle Whorl

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Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics Louise M. and George E. Bates Camden ME (by 1971-1992) gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums 1992. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates
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Title: Biconical Spindle Whorl
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