Spindle whorl
476 — 1100
National Museum in Lublin
Part of the collection: Set of archaeological relics found in the Lublin Region
The spindle whorl was a small, round tool that was used to weight the spindle and give the thread a better spinning motion during spinning. The relic, which is one of twenty-one pieces of similar artefacts, was found at the site of an early medieval settlement in Czermno, Tyszowiecki district. The stronghold functioned between the 10th and 13th centuries in the territory of Grody Czerwieńskie.
The object was made of pink Owrucz slate, i.e. a rock from Ukraine (near Owrucz). Spindle whorls forged from the same raw material differ in construction details. The described specimen has a very regular, round shape with a relatively large opening. Its cross-section is defined as biconical. The surfaces near the opening are flat cut and polished.
It is not known whether this object was used for spinning. Probably, its decorative values were used or it was a kind of means of payment in barter trade.
Stone spindle whorls from Czermno are considered to be one of the most characteristic imports from Ruthenia to the area of the Piast state. They are most numerous in the eastern border areas.
Author / creator
Dimensions
cały obiekt: height: 1,2 cm
Object type
weaving equipment
Technique
drilling
Creation time / dating
Creation / finding place
Owner
The National Museum in Lublin
Identification number
Location / status
476 — 1100
National Museum in Lublin
476 — 1100
National Museum in Lublin
476 — 1100
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