Spindle Whorl
Object type: Spindle whorl
Department: Islamic Art
Date: 9th–10th century
Medium: Bone; incised and inlaid with paint
Dimensions: H. 1/2 in. (1.2 cm) 
Diam. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)
Classification: Ivories and Bone
Geography: Excavated in Nishapur   Iran  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1940
Accession year: 1940