Spindle Whorl 9th-10th century Spindle whorls aided in the making of thread by maintaining the momentum of the spindle. This blue-green spindle whorl was excavated during the Metropolitan Museums excavation at Nishapur, in eastern Iran. Its flat top is encircled with incised lines, inlaid with red paste. The rounded sides are adorned with two rows of intermixed large and small dot-in-circles. Hundreds of spindle whorls were excavated at Nishapur, providing further evidence that the city possessed a thriving textile industry. Their incised designs exhibit a wide variety of motifs ranging from geometric forms to zoomorphic figures.. Spindle Whorl. 9th-10th century. Bone; tinted, incised, and inlaid with paint. Excavated in Iran, Nishapur. Ivories and Bone

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Spindle Whorl 9th-10th century Spindle whorls aided in the making of thread by maintaining the momentum of the spindle. This blue-green spindle whorl was excavated during the Metropolitan Museums excavation at Nishapur, in eastern Iran. Its flat top is encircled with incised lines, inlaid with red paste. The rounded sides are adorned with two rows of intermixed large and small dot-in-circles. Hundreds of spindle whorls were excavated at Nishapur, providing further evidence that the city possessed a thriving textile industry. Their incised designs exhibit a wide variety of motifs ranging from geometric forms to zoomorphic figures.. Spindle Whorl. 9th-10th century. Bone; tinted, incised, and inlaid with paint. Excavated in Iran, Nishapur. Ivories and Bone

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