Button or Bead or Spindle Whorl
Object type: Button or bead or spindle whorl
Department: Islamic Art
Date: 9th–10th century
Medium: Bone; incised and inlaid with paint
Dimensions: H. 1/4 in. (0.6 cm)
Diam. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Classification: Ivories and Bone
Geography: Excavated in Nishapur   Iran  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1938
Accession year: 1938