Spindle whorle

Disk-shaped horn spindle whorl. Both sides of the whorl are divided into fields shaped like slices of cake, eight on one side and four on the other. In each field there are concentric ring and dot decorations in groups of three on one side and two on the other. Settlement find, Svarta Jorden, Birka, Adelsö Parish, Uppland.

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