Inlays
Unknown Artist
ca. 7th–8th century CE
Medium
Shell
Dimensions
a) 2.3 cm x D. .4 cm b) H. 4 cm x W. 3.5 cm x D. .4cm + extra piece 1.2 cm x 1.3 cm x .2 cm c) 5.1 cm x 1.4 cm x .4 cm d) 3.8 cm x 1.9 cm x .4 cm e)3 cm x 4 cm x .5 cm f) 3.2 cm x 1.6 cm x .4 cm g) 3.1 cm x 1.8 cm x .4 cm h) 1.7 cm x 2.2 cm x .4 cm i) 2.5 cm x 1.4 cm x .4 cm j) 2.7 cm x 1 cm x .4 cm k) 2 cm x 2 cm x .3 cm l) 1.4 cm x 1.2 cm x .4 cm
Classification
Shell-Ornaments
Culture & Period
Sasanian or Islamic · late Sasanian–early Islamic
Department
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1933
Accession Number
33.175.11a–l