Bead

Unknown artist

Date: probably 9th–12th century

Medium: Bone

Dimensions: length of the strand of beads: 11 13/16 in. (30 cm)

Classification: Ivories and Bone

Country: Iran

Rogers Fund, 1948

Date range

800 – 1199

Largest dimension

30.0 cm

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