 IAA Number: 2014-1113
 | Object's Name: Fragment Plaque (use unknown), Inlay With Vegetal Decoration
Period: Early Islamic
Material: Bone
Site: Ramla
Lenght: 7.6 cm
Wide: 3.8 cm
Description: A rectangular plaque with a carved decoration containing a vine leaf
and a cornucopia. Two holes drilled into the plaque were used to
fasten it to a piece of furniture, a casket or a box. Stylistically
this plaque is dated to the Umayyad period.
Bibliography: Eitan Ayalon and Chagit Sorek 1999. Bare Bones. Ancient Artifacts from Animal Bones. Tel-Aviv, 58, Pl.. 80.
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