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Collections

Spindle Whorl8th-11th century

Not on view
Small ancient glass disc bead viewed from above at an angle, with concentric white and gray ridges spiraling from a central hole, heavily weathered surface
Spherical glass bead viewed from above, with a central perforation surrounded by concentric wound layers of iridescent blue-green and silver glass; heavily weathered and cracked surface with encrustation.
Title
Spindle Whorl
Place Made
Syria
Date Made
8th-11th century
Medium
Glass, applied and marvered thread
Dimensions
Height: 3/8 in. (.95 cm); Diameter: 1 in. (2.54 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.472
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic