Bead or Spindle Whorl

Unknown Artist

30 BCE–364 CE

Bead or Spindle Whorl by Unknown Artist

Medium

Bone; carved

Dimensions

H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm) Diam. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)

Classification

Ivories and Bone

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1897

Accession Number

97.4.89

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