Late Neolithic / Chalcolithic pottery spindle whorl – 25 mm (Zonder minimumprijs)

Late Neolithic / Chalcolithic Pottery Spindle WhorlCulture / Period: Late Neolithic / ChalcolithicDate / Period: ca. 5000–3000 BCMaterial: PotteryDimensions: 25 mmCondition: Good condition.No shipping outside the European Union. Due to complex export regulations concerning cultural goods, this item cannot be shipped outside the EU. Please ensure you have a delivery address within the European Union before placing a bid.Provenance information:Object Registration ID: 808The current owner purchased the Late Neolithic / Chalcolithic pottery spindle whorl from a private collector in Utrecht, the Netherlands.The previous owner, a private collector (N.N.) from Utrecht, the Netherlands, stated that the object had been in his collection since the 1990s.According to the previous owner, the object had previously been part of a private collection in the Netherlands since the 1990s.No further information concerning the earlier ownership history of the object was available from the previous owner.Background Information:This pottery spindle whorl dates to the Late Neolithic or Chalcolithic period and was used as a flywheel on a hand spindle for spinning fibres such as wool, flax, or other plant materials into thread. Mounted near the lower end of a wooden spindle, the whorl provided weight and rotational momentum, allowing the spindle to spin smoothly and produce a... lees verder bij Catawiki