Skip to main content

Distance: -

Period : Pre-Islamic
Material : Sandstone
Scan QR

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.


Alabaster Lid 2
Large and heavy steatite lid for a stone jar. From the site of Jebel al-Buhais. These date from the Iron Age 2 period. The incised ... Read More
Middle Paleolithic Handaxe
Middle Paleolithic Handaxe from the site of FAY-NE1 Jebel Faya. Typical of the time period from the Middle East and surrounding regions. Dated to approximately ... Read More
Iron Age Arrowhead 3
Iron Age Bronze Arrowhead, Jebel al-Buhais, Sharjah, UAE. On display in the Mleiha Archaeological Center. 1st millennium BCE. Read More