Button or Bead or Spindle Whorl
Object type: Button or bead or spindle whorl
Department: Islamic Art
Date: 8th–10th century
Medium: Stone; incised
Dimensions: Ht. 5/16 in. (0.8 cm)
Diam. 7/16 in. (1.1 cm)
Classification: Stone
Geography: Excavated in Nishapur   Iran  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1940
Accession year: 1940