Spindle
Object type: Spindle
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Coptic
Date: 580–640
Medium: Wood and iron
Dimensions: Overall: 13 9/16 x 2 7/8 in. (34.5 x 7.3 cm)
whorl only: 1 7/16 x 2 7/8 in. (3.7 x 7.3 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Miscellany
Geography: Made in Thebes   Byzantine Egypt  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1914
Accession year: 1914