Spindle
Object type: Spindle
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Coptic
Date: 580–640
Medium: Wood and iron
Dimensions: Overall: 12 5/16 x 2 1/8 in. (31.3 x 5.4 cm)
whorl only: 1 15/16 x 2 1/8 in. (4.9 x 5.4 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Miscellany
Geography: Made in Thebes   Byzantine Egypt  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1914
Accession year: 1914