Title: Mother-of-pearl shell adornment
Object type: Ornament
Date: ca. 7th–9th century CE
Culture: Alanic
Medium: Shell (Mother-of-pearl)
Dimensions: 1 1/16 x 1/8 in. (2.7 x 0.3 cm)
Credit line: Gift of Jacqueline Simcox, 1999
Geography:      Caucasus region     
Department: Ancient West Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY