Spindle
Object type: Spindle
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Coptic
Date: 580–640
Medium: Wood and iron
Dimensions: Overall: 13 x 3 7/8 in. (33 x 9.9 cm)
whorl only: 1/2 x 3 7/8 in. (1.3 x 9.9 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Miscellany
Geography: Made in Thebes   Byzantine Egypt  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1914
Accession year: 1914