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Period
Early Medieval
Date
6th–7th century
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object no.
464689

Fragment of Molding

Unknown maker, 6th–7th century

Fragment of Molding at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 · Public domain

The record

Maker
Unknown maker
Date
6th–7th century
Medium
Elephant ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 9/16 x 1/16 in. (7.6 x 1.4 x 0.2 cm) with 17.190.84-5, ,89: 7 13/16 x 9/16 x 1/16 in. (19.9 x 1.4 x 0.2 cm)
Period
Early Medieval

Why it matters

Fragment of Molding, dated 6th–7th century, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Elephant ivory. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are Overall: 3 x 9/16 x 1/16 in. (7.6 x 1.4 x 0.2 cm) with 17.190.84-5, ,89: 7 13/16 x 9/16 x 1/16 in. (19.9 x 1.4 x 0.2 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.