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_295

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

69.8Mo (2.5Mo) / 41.6cm x 42.0cm / 4918 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

close up religious star industry country religion shape pattern museum color design decoration decorative industrial Islam Islamic location century bone Iran Iranian triangle cream artefact close-up artifact triangular 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 cream colour Unknown ivory Heritage Art bone incised and inlaid with paint dot in circle Ivories and Bone