Shell Fragment

7th–10th century

Date

7th–10th century

Culture or place

Iraq

Medium

Shell, cinnabar pigment

Size

H. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm) W. 3 in. (7.6 cm) D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm) Wt. 2.4 oz. (68 g)

Type

Ivories and Bone

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed