Title: Spindle
Object type: Spindle
Date: 580–640
Culture: Coptic
Medium: Wood and iron
Dimensions: Overall: 13 7/16 x 3 3/16 in. (34.2 x 8.1 cm)
whorl only: 1 1/16 x 3 3/16 in. (2.7 x 8.1 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Miscellany
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1914
Geography: Made in Thebes   Byzantine Egypt      
Department: Medieval Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY