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_285

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

75.0Mo (2.2Mo) / 44.7cm x 42.0cm / 5282 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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