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Collections

Spindle Whorl9th-11th century

Not on view
Small turned ivory or bone object seen from above, with concentric rings framing six incised spoke-like segments filled with scalloped circle patterns around a central hollow opening
Title
Spindle Whorl
Place Made
Iran or elsewhere
Date Made
9th-11th century
Medium
Bone, turned, carved, drilled and stained
Dimensions
Height: 1/2 in. (1.27 cm); Diameter: 9/16 in. (1.42 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.534
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic