| Identification | |
| Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम |
Archaeological Survey of India, Chennai Circle |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | GM-CHE-TN-1370649 |
| Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम |
Spindle whorl |
| Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म | Miscellaneous & Unidentified- विविध एवं अज्ञात |
| Dynasty /वंश | Pallava - पल्लव |
| Period / तारीख/युग | Historical - ऐतिहासिक |
| Style / शैली | Pallava - पल्लव |
| Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र | Saluvankuppam ,district Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu |
| Material / सामग्री | Terracotta - मृणमय |
| Sub Material / उप.सामग्री | |
| Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है। | ASI,Chennai circle |
| State/UT राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र |
Tamil Nadu |
| Measurement/Weight माप/वजन |
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| Length(cm) / लंबाई | 6 |
| Width(cm) / चौड़ाई | 2 |
| Height(cm) / ऊंचाई | |
| Weight(gm) / भार | 24 |
| Diameter(cm) /व्यास | |
| Thickness(cm)/मोटाई | |
| Depth(cm) /गहराई | |
| Description / विवरण | |
| Description / विवरण | It is a highly decorated rectangular shaped spindle whorl with incised decoration at the top and the bottom surfaces. One side is decorated with eleven oblique lines at regular intervals with five dots in between, while the other side is decorated with three segmented floral designs having four petals in each, enclosed within two marginal ends with dots. The sides are concave and polished. It could have been used for weaving the nets used by fishermen. |
| Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह | |
| Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र | |
| Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था | |
| Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण | Slightly damaged |
| Source | |
| From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान | Saluvankuppam ,district Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu |
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