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SPINNROCKEN AUS METALL UND SPINNWIRTEL IM SPÄTKAISERZEITLICHEN PANNONIEN
Metal distaffs and Spindle Whorls in the Late Imperial Period of Pannonia

Author(s): Róbert Müller
Subject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Geography, Regional studies, Ancient World
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Pannonia; Keszthely-Fenékpuszta fortress; distaff; spindle-whorl; spinning; the Fates;

Summary/Abstract: The metal distaffs, both symbolic and real ones, and the spindle-whorls known from Pannonia are discussed and their distribution is described on the basis of the bronze and iron distaffs and the spindle-whorl found in the late Imperial Period cemetery of the Keszthely-Fenékpuszta fortress in 2000.

  • Issue Year: 62/2011
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 175-198
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: German