“…A further chlorite spindle whorl was found in one of the three overground-subterranean burial structures at Samad, which was however, dated to the cusp of the Iron III and pre-Islamic periods (fourth/third century BC) (23). Yet another chlorite spindle whorl came from a late first-millennium Samad grave in the same region (24).…”
A group of six shell and four stone perforated objects is examined with a view to determining their function. Several possibilities are suggested as a result of a number of parallels in southeastern Arabia.
“…A further chlorite spindle whorl was found in one of the three overground-subterranean burial structures at Samad, which was however, dated to the cusp of the Iron III and pre-Islamic periods (fourth/third century BC) (23). Yet another chlorite spindle whorl came from a late first-millennium Samad grave in the same region (24).…”
A group of six shell and four stone perforated objects is examined with a view to determining their function. Several possibilities are suggested as a result of a number of parallels in southeastern Arabia.
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