Title: Obsidian bead in the form of of a figure-of-eight shield
Object type: Spindle whorl
Date: ca. 2200–1450 BCE
Culture: Minoan
Period: Middle Minoan I-Late Minoan I
Medium: Obsidian
Dimensions: Length (as preserved): 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Classification: Miscellaneous-Stone
Credit line: Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926
Department: Greek and Roman Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY