Morgan Casket
Object type: Casket
Department: Islamic Art
Date: 11th–12th century
Medium: Ivory; carved
Dimensions: Overall: H. 8 7/8 in. (22.3 cm)
               W. 15 3/16 in. (38.6 cm)
               D.  7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Lid: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
       W. 14 5/16 in. (36.4 cm)
       D. 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm)
Container: H. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm)
                   W. 15 3/16 in. (38.6 cm)
                   D. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Classification: Ivories and Bone
Geography: From    Southern Italy  
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Animals|Birds|Men