Inlays
Object type: Inlays
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Sasanian or Islamic
Period: late Sasanian–early Islamic
Date: 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
Geography:      Iran Qasr-i Abu Nasr 
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1933
Accession year: 1933