Toilet Implement in the Shape of a Pin

Roman

200–500

Not on view

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Title: Toilet Implement in the Shape of a Pin
Date: 200–500
Geography: Made in Gaul, Northern France
Culture: Roman
Medium: Elephant ivory
Dimensions: Overall: 4 5/16 x 5/16 x 3/16 in. (11 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm)
Classification: Ivories-Elephant
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.191.61
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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