Tusk Fragment with the Ascension
Object type: Oliphant
Department: Islamic Art
Date: 720–970 Radiocarbon date, 95% probability
Medium: Ivory; carved
Dimensions: H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
W. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
D. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Max.  Th. 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
Classification: Ivories and Bone
Geography: Attributed to    Egypt or Palestine  
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Angels|Christ|Saints