Spindle Whorl
Object type: Spindle whorl
Department: Islamic Art
Date: 9th–10th century
Medium: Bone; tinted, incised, and inlaid with paint
Dimensions: H. 5/16 in. (0.8 cm) 
Diam. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Classification: Ivories and Bone
Geography: Excavated in Nishapur   Iran  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1940
Accession year: 1940