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Collections

Object with Face10th-11th century

Not on view
Flat bone or ivory plaque, vertical, with a schematic face incised near the top using stamped circles, oval eyes, and looping brow motifs on an aged, mottled surface

Unknown, Object with Face, 10th-11th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Object with Face
Place Made
probably Egypt or Syria
Date Made
10th-11th century
Medium
Bone, carved and drilled
Dimensions
4 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. (12.38 x 3.49 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.539
Classification
Organic Materials
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic