Title: Peg for a Bookbinding
Object type: Peg for a bookbinding
Date: 5th–7th century
Medium: Bone; incised, tinted, and inlaid with paint
Dimensions: H. 1/16 in. (.02 cm)
W. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
D. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Classification: Ivories and Bone
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1907
Geography: Attributed to    Egypt      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY