Peg for a Bookbinding

Unknown Artist

5th–7th century

Peg for a Bookbinding by Unknown Artist

Medium

Bone; incised, tinted, and inlaid with paint

Dimensions

H. 1/16 in. (.02 cm) W. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm) D. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)

Classification

Ivories and Bone

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1907

Accession Number

07.228.46

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