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Collections

Spindle Whorl9th-11th century

Not on view
Small spherical carved bead or ornament in pale tan stone or ceramic, with low-relief concentric ring motifs, curving ridges, and a central drilled hole

Unknown, Spindle Whorl, 9th-11th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Spindle Whorl
Place Made
Iran or elsewhere
Date Made
9th-11th century
Medium
Bone, turned, carved, drilled and stained
Dimensions
Height: 3/8 in. (.95 cm); Diameter: 5/8 in. (1.58 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.525
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic