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Spindle whorle
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Spindle whorle
Disk-shaped stone spindle whorl. Around the centre hole a non-figurative wavy circular pattern is engraved. Settlement find, Svarta Jorden, Birka, Adelsö Parish, Uppland.
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Object number:
270343_HST
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