Mother-of-pearl shell adornment
Object type: Ornament
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Alanic
Date: ca. 7th–9th century CE
Medium: Shell (Mother-of-pearl)
Dimensions: 1 1/16 x 1/8 in. (2.7 x 0.3 cm)
Classification: Shell-Ornaments
Geography:      Caucasus region  
Credit line: Gift of Jacqueline Simcox, 1999
Accession year: 1999