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Spindle Whorl

700s - 900s

Iran, early Islamic period

Medium
bone, incised
Measurements
Overall: 0.8 x 2.9 x 2.9 cm (5/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Gans 1963.626
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Not on view
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A cream-colored bone spindle whorl is a flat, circular disk with mottled pink stains and a central hole. A four-pointed star radiates from the center, its points filled with small, dotted circles. Between the star arms, four triple-spiral motifs coil toward the outer rim. Dark, incised lines define these symmetrical geometric designs across the smooth, aged surface.

Spindle Whorl

700s - 900s

Iran, early Islamic period

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