Button or Bead
Object type: Button or bead
Department: Islamic Art
Date: 9th–10th century
Medium: Bone; incised and inlaid with paint
Dimensions: H. 3/16 in. (0.5 cm)
Diam. 11/16 in. (1.8 cm)
Classification: Ivories and Bone
Geography: Excavated in Nishapur   Iran  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1938
Accession year: 1938