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- Iran
- spindle, late 1800s–1991
- Where object was made: Iran
- wood, carving, incising
- Object Height/Diameter: 32 x 8 cm
Object Height/Diameter: 12 5/8 x 3 1/8 in - Gift of Allen A. Heflin
- Not on display
- 2007.3472
- Iran
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The wooden rod has a t-shaped whorl. The rod has a variable thickness. It is decorated with black lines. The whorl tapers from top to bottom, and is divided into four arms, each with a "step" near the rod. There are parallel lines incised on the top of each arm.