Twining devices
Terra cotta
4000 BC/2800 BC

One of these objects was once thought to be an idol with eyes, but recently they have been interpreted as being instruments for making cord out of wool or linen threads spun with a spindle. By twisting two or three strands together, a cord maker could procure a much stouter type of thread.

TELL ABR/TELL KASHKASHUK
21 x 17,5 x 13 cm/21,8 x 12 cm
National Museum, Aleppo
M1149 (ABRIII 87.lev.4) M1113
L'EUFRATE 108

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