Sujet

Spindle Whorl, Iran, 9th-10th century. Excavated at Nishapur, providing evidence the city possessed a thriving textile industry.

Légende

Spindle Whorl, Iran, 9th-10th century. Creator: Unknown.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A24_279

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

68,8Mo (1,9Mo) / 41,0cm x 42,0cm / 4846 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

close up red religious industry country religion museum color decoration decorative industrial Islam Islamic worn location century bone Iran Iranian artefact close-up artifact textile industry decorative arts Colour The Met Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art 10th Century tenth century Persian Persia 9th century Nishapur spindle whorl TGN object Unknown ivory Heritage Art bone Ivories and Bone tinted incised and inlaid with paint