Spindle
Object type: Spindle
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Coptic
Date: 580–640
Medium: Wood and iron
Dimensions: Overall: 14 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. (36.8 x 8.6 cm)
whorl only: 1 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. (4.1 x 8.6 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Miscellany
Geography: Made in Thebes   Byzantine Egypt  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1914
Accession year: 1914