Pulley

Coptic

580–640

Not on view

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Title: Pulley
Date: 580–640
Geography: Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt
Culture: Coptic
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: Overall: 3 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 1/2 in. (8.2 x 13.7 x 1.2 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Miscellany
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1914
Object Number: 14.1.237
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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