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Trojan Spindle Whorls: Seasons and Cardinal Points
Rows of round devices contain curls, triangles, crosses and repeated hooked marks. The source caption identifies spindle whorls from Troy, after Schliemann, together with an Egyptian scarab exception. Mackenzie interprets the motifs through seasons and cardinal points. Their circular outlines hold patterns that vary from one specimen to the next.
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Illustrator not identified. "Trojan Spindle Whorls: Seasons and Cardinal Points" [editorial title]. In Migration of Symbols, Donald A. Mackenzie. 1926 edition, 1926, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltd.; Alfred A. Knopf. Source scan leaf 41. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0037-0042
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Illustrator not identified. Trojan Spindle Whorls: Seasons and Cardinal Points. Migration of Symbols. Scan leaf 41. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0037-0042