Spindle Whorl

Unknown Artist

8th–10th century

Spindle Whorl by Unknown Artist

Medium

Bone; incised and inlaid with paint

Dimensions

H. 1/2 in. (1.2 cm) Diam. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)

Classification

Ivories and Bone

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Lily S. Place, 1921

Accession Number

21.6.102

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