Button or Bead
Object type: Button or bead
Department: Islamic Art
Date: 9th–10th century
Medium: Bone; incised and inlaid with paint
Dimensions: H. 3/8 (1 cm)
Diam. 9/16 in. (1.5 cm)
Classification: Ivories and Bone
Geography: Excavated in Nishapur   Iran  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1940
Accession year: 1940