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Stone spindle head

Stone spindle head

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Site : Mleiha- Sharjah
Period : Pre-Islamic
Material : Sandstone
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Stone spindle head, still under study.Spinning wheels have been known on the shores of the Mediterranean since the fourth millennium BC. It can be of flat, spherical, conical or cylindrical shapes. It has various dimensions. And its existence refers to the craft of spinning plant and animal fibers to form yarns such as wool.

Coin – SAA 54 N
Coin – SAA 54 N

Al Taweelah - Sharjah
9th century A.D
Silver
Abbasid Silver dirham coin (750-1258), dated to 192 A.H (807/808 A.D.), Caliph Harun Al-Rashid (786-809 AD), 9th century A.D, Al-Taweelah, Sharjah. Read More
Jar – SAA 54 C
Jar – SAA 54 C

Al-Dhaid Sharjah
9th century A.D
Pottery
Iranian green glazed jar with small handle. An elongated oval body with a narrow pedestal base, 9th century A.D, Al Dhaid, Sharjah. Read More
Pre-Islamic Pottery Amphora
Pre-Islamic Pottery Amphora

Mleiha- Sharjah
Pre-Islamic
Pottery
Pre-Islamic amphora pottery jar with a large handle on its shoulder., Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. On display in the Mleiha Archaeological Center. 1st Century CE. Read More
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