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Casket Fragments

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Casket Fragments

Date:: 10th century (?)
Geography:: Made in Constantinople
Culture:: Byzantine
Medium:: Ivory
Dimensions:: d: 3/16 x 1 x 1/8 in. (0.4 x 2.6 x 0.3 cm) e: 3/4 x 1/2 x 1/16 in. (1.9 x 1.3 x 0.2 cm) f: 13/16 x 1 1/16 x 1/16 in. (2.1 x 2.7 x 0.2 cm)
Classification:: Ivories
Credit Line:: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number:: 17.190.137d-f

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