Title: Fragment of a Book Cover
Object type: Fragment of a book cover
Date: 5th–8th century
Medium: Bone; engraved
Dimensions: Ht. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
W. 7/16 in. (1.1 cm)
D. 1/16 in. (0.2 cm)
Wt. 0.005 oz. (0.14 g)
Classification: Ivories and Bone
Credit line: Gift of H. Dunscombe Colt, 1937
Geography: From Sbaita   Palestine      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY