The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 21, 2025

Spindle Whorl

700s - 900s

Iran, early Islamic period

bone, incised
Overall: 0.4 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm (3/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Gift of Edward Gans 1962.324
Location: Not on view
  • Ernst Herzfeld.
  • Year in Review (1963). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 27, 1963-January 5, 1964).
  • {{cite web|title=Spindle Whorl|url=false|author=|year=700s - 900s|access-date=21 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1962.324