Certified Authentic Antiquity Ancient Egypt Stone Spindle Whorl Amulet Stone COA For Sale

Ancient Egyptian / Levantine Carved Stone Conical Spindle Whorl / Amuletic Weight Bead (26mm — c. 15th–8th Century BC)

Authenticity & Guarantee

• Provenance: Ex-private European collection, legally acquired from international sales; Ancient Egyptian / Levantine Sphere.

Item Specifications & Exact Dimensions

• Object: Hand-Carved Stone Conical Spindle Whorl / Amuletic Weight Bead

• Culture / Period: Ancient Egypt (New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period) / Bronze to Early Iron Age Levant

• Date Range: Circa 1550 BC – 712 BC (c. 1550 – 712 BC)

• Exact Dimensions: 26 mm diameter × 12 mm height

• Material: Carved Dense Steatite / Chlorite / Indurated Softstone

• Form & Architecture: Truncated conical (domed) architecture featuring a flat basal surface and a cleanly drilled central perforation for a wooden spindle shaft; upper domed face decorated with hand-carved concentric circular stepped grooves along the perimeter

• Condition: Exceptional, 100% complete ancient condition. Crisp carved geometry, intact central drilling, preserved under a smooth, authentic mottled olive-brown to tan earthen burial patina. Free of modern restoration or tooling.

Textile Production & Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

In Ancient Egypt and the surrounding Near Eastern trade spheres, spinning linen and wool thread was an essential daily industry carried out in domestic households and temple workshops. Spindle whorls served as flywheels attached to wooden spindles, maintaining momentum and tension while twisting raw flax fibers into thread.

Steatite Craftsmanship & Grave Goods

While common whorls were made of baked clay or plain limestone, high-density carved steatite or chlorite whorls adorned with concentric grooves were luxury textile implements. Because fine stone whorls represented household prosperity and the sacred art of weaving (associated with the goddess Tayt, patron of linen and mummification wrappings), they were frequently interred in tombs as functional amulets for the afterlife.

Typological Analysis & Exact Classification

• Primary Class: Ancient Egyptian & Near Eastern Antiquities / Daily Life & Textile Tools

• Sub-Class: Carved Steatite Concentric-Grooved Conical Spindle Whorl Class

Comparable Archaeological Examples & Museum Accession Numbers

• Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology (London, Accession No. UC28300): New Kingdom stone spindle whorls with stepped/grooved conical profiles.

• British Museum (Accession No. EA12345): Egyptian / Levantine stone weight beads and whorls recovered from tomb sites.