Mount for a bought cotton reel. Two discs of bone connected by a thin stem. The top disc is carved with concentric lines and a boss in the centre, and studded with turquoise-coloured dots (semi-precious stones?). There should be 19, but one is missing.
reel stands; textile; needlework tools
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