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Needle Case with Incised Animals

Needle Case with Incised Animals

400-500
This fragmentary long bone, broken at the top and bottom, was used as a needle case. Two bands of identical incised scenes decorate the bone: a leopard and gazelle running to the right. Both are shown in profile; simple mounds depicting lumps of earth and sparse vegetation represent the ground line and landscape.
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine
Date
400-500
Culture
Roman?
Dimensions
H: 11.80 cm W: 2.30 cm
Medium
Bone
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
2012.1.111
Image Source
harvard
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)