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Needle Case with Incised Animals

Needle Case with Incised Animals

Roman?

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.

Bone

Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine

Vessels