Title: Shell with traces of blue paint
Object type: Fragment
Date: 7th–10th century
Medium: Shell; lapis lazuli pigment
Dimensions: H. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Th. 5/16 in. (0.8 cm)
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