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Period
Late Antique
Date
200–500
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object no.
465110

Toilet Implement in the Shape of a Pin

Unknown maker, 200–500

Toilet Implement in the Shape of a Pin 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
200–500
Medium
Elephant ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 4 5/16 x 5/16 x 3/16 in. (11 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm)
Period
Late Antique

Why it matters

Toilet Implement in the Shape of a Pin, dated 200–500, 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: 4 5/16 x 5/16 x 3/16 in. (11 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.