Spindle Whorl or Button

Unknown Artist

3rd–12th century

Spindle Whorl or Button by Unknown Artist

Medium

Bone; incised and inlaid with paint

Dimensions

H. 3/8 in. (0.9 cm) Diam. 1 in. (2.6 cm)

Classification

Ivories and Bone

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1923

Accession Number

23.2.23

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