Title: Shell Fragment
Object type: Fragment
Date: 7th–10th century
Medium: Shell, cinnabar pigment
Dimensions: H. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
W. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Wt. 2.4 oz. (68 g)
Classification: Ivories and Bone
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1932
Geography: Found/excavated Ctesiphon   Iraq      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY