Furniture Plaque
Plaques of this form were attached to wooden furniture with nails or pegs. They are made from the cylindrical shafts of animal bones sawn in half and carved on the smooth outer side. This example is carved with a motif frequently found on bone plaques excavated in and around Old Cairo: two vines twisted together that blossom into leaves at their tops under a pointed arch.
Artwork Details
- Title: Furniture Plaque
- Date: 7th–8th century
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Bone; carved
- Dimensions: H. 6 7/16 in. (16.4 cm)
W. 1 15/16 in. (5 cm)
D. 13/16 in. (2 cm) - Classification: Ivories and Bone
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1938
- Object Number: 38.118.3
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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second half 8th century
720–970 Radiocarbon date, 95% probability
6th–7th century
6th century
8th–9th century
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