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Shell with traces of blue paint

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Date

7th–10th century

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Fragment

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Title

Shell with traces of blue paint

Creator

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Worktype

Ivories and Bone

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Material

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);
height: 4.92126centimetre;
width: 6.350013centimetre

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Date

7th–10th century

Provenance

Rogers Fund, 1932

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Rights

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Public Domain

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Location

Ctesiphon, Iraq

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Shell with traces of blue paint, 7th–10th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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