IAA Number: 2014-1114
| 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.
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