Bone pin
Representing a female bust.
Ivory die
Cubical in form.
Ivory die
Cubical in form.
Relief of a duck
Early Imperial
Bone lion's head protome with glass eyes
Glass objects, Roman Empire.
Bone hairpin
With plain round knob.
Figure
Colombia or Ecuador
Hairpin Part
Made in Northern France
Bone disk or button
Concentric circles.
Short Pin
Made in Gaul, Northern France
Ivory furniture attachment
Head of Eros. Decoration from an ivory couch. Early Imperial
Bone ligula (ear pick)
Ear pick with small bowl.
Bone pyxis (box with lid)
Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian
Bone hairpin
The head is in the form of a pinecone.
Ivory hairpin
The head of the pin is decorated with the figure of a seated monkey.
Bone spoon
With oval bowl.
Bone object in the shape of a herm
Representing a herm.
Bone knife handle
With lion's head.
Hairpin Point
Made in Gaul
Ivory furniture attachment
Glass objects, Roman Empire.
Relief from couch
Glass objects, Roman Empire.
Upper Portion of Hairpin
Made in Gaul
Bone implement
Glass objects, Roman Empire.
Figure
United States, Alaska
Bone needle
The exact purpose for which needles with triple perforations were used has not been determined, but they have been found most commonly at Roman sites of the mid-to-late Imperial period.
Figure
United States, Alaska
Ivory needle
Ivory needle. Imperial
Bone hairpin with bust of a woman
Surmounted by bust of a woman. Imperial
Harpoon Head
United States, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
Ivory pin
Pin.
Jar
Attributed to Egypt
Button or Bead or Spindle Whorl
Attributed to Egypt
Button
Mesopotamia, Ctesiphon Sasanian
Dish
Attributed to Egypt
Pendant or Jar-Top
Attributed to Egypt
Handle
Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr Sasanian
Head of a Figure
Attributed to Egypt
Button
Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr Sasanian
Ivory statuette of a reclining woman
Late Imperial
Button
Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr Sasanian
Spool
From Egypt
Bead
Attributed to Egypt
Bracelet
Attributed to Egypt, Qarara
Button
United States, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
Colonette
Mesopotamia, Ctesiphon Sasanian
Figure of an Owl
Peru
Button
Mesopotamia, Ctesiphon Sasanian
Button
Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr Sasanian
Pendant
Found Egypt, Maghagha
Handle
Mesopotamia, Ctesiphon Sasanian
Inlay Fragment
Attributed to Egypt
Harpoon Head
United States, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
Spool
From Egypt
Pin
From Mesopotamia, Ctesiphon Sasanian
Harpoon Head
United States, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
Ornament or Carding Comb
From Egypt
Belt Hook
Eastern Han (25–220)–Western Jin (265–316) dynasty
Button
Mesopotamia, Ctesiphon Sasanian
Head or Figure
Made in Byzantine Egypt
Ivory Fragments
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
Bracelet
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
Lance Head
Argentina
Ivory Fragments
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
String of Beads
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
Silenus, the Tutor of Dionysos
Made in Egypt
Harpoon Head
United States
Plaque
Made in Byzantine Egypt
Knob
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
Bead
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
Dionysos
The figure stands in the relaxed pose made popular by the Greek sculptor Praxiteles in the fourth century b.c. Made in Egypt