Knob
A smooth, nearly spherical ivory knob, photographed head-on against a plain grey ground. Its surface shows fine grain, faint discoloration, and a shallow curved seam or crack running across the face. The light falls evenly, making the solid, rounded form read clearly.
Look closer: A faint curved seam or crack crosses the face of the knob, left of center.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 8th century BCE
- Medium
- Ivory
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 2056 × 1994 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date -696).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1958