Early Islamic Bone Spindle Whorls Iran believed to endow the wearer

believed to endow the wearer with wisdom

richly adorned with an original green glaze and traces of polychromy

making it a prized relic of the ancient world

or heraldic identity

This period saw the spread of settlements across the northwestern plains of South Asia

Early Islamic Bone Spindle Whorls Iran believed to endow the wearerNishapur, c. 8001100 AD, North East Iran A delightful trio of carved bone spindle whorls, each subtly blushed with a natural pink hue and finely formed in hemispherical and ribbed barrel shapes. These compact yet sophisticated tools are adorned with incised geometric decorationlinear motifs and the distinct dot in circle designand centrally pierced to be mounted on a spindle for spinning thread. Excavated from the vibrant city of Nishapur, a major