Spindle Whorl

Unknown Artist

9th–10th century

Spindle Whorl by Unknown Artist

Medium

Bone; tinted, incised, and inlaid with paint

Dimensions

H. 1/4 in. (0.7 cm) Diam. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)

Classification

Ivories and Bone

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1940

Accession Number

40.170.394

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