Title: Spindle Whorl or Button
Object type: Spindle whorl or button
Date: 3rd–12th century
Medium: Bone; incised and inlaid with paint
Dimensions: H. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm) 
Diam. 7/8 in. (2.3 cm)
Classification: Ivories and Bone
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1923
Geography: From    Egypt      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY