National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Fragment Plaque (use unknown), Inlay Rectangular
Period: Early Islamic
Material: Bone
Site: Ramla
Lenght: 12 cm
Wide: 2 cm
Description: A narrow rectangular plaque decorated with a carved pattern in the shape of a Ram's head". Two holes were drilled to tighten the plaque to a furniture piece, a casket or a box This piece is dated to the Early Islamic period.
Bibliography:
Eitan Ayalon and Chagit Sorek 1999. Bare Bones. Ancient Artifacts from Animal Bones. Tel-Aviv, 58, Pl. 80.
Shubert Eva and Fawwaz al-Khraysheh 2000. The Umayyads. The Rise of Islamic Art. Vienna, Beirut, Amman, p. 188, Inv. Num. AM 633.

Additional Looks

Fragment Plaque (use unknown) Rectangular  
Photographer :Yolovitch Yael





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