Distaff
MS982
From: Italy | Etruria | Narce
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS982 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Faliscan | Etruscan |
| Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Narce |
| Locus | Tomb 23F |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Description | Head of distaff. Mended, portions of the arms missing. Each arm has two perforations, within two of which remain pins with bent ends from which may have suspended pendant ornaments. The arms are flat and are ornamented at intervals with incised transverse lines. |
| Length | 10.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Giuseppe Ficola, 1896 |
| Other Number | 518 - Stevenson Etruscan Series Number | 527 - Stevenson Etruscan Series Number |
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