Ornament

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a carved, translucent, gray ornament. The ornament depicts a smiling male figure with long hair. He wears a long-sleeved garment gathered at the waist. The figure sits with the right leg tucked under the body and the left leg bent with the foot pointing to the right. The left arm rests on the left knee. The right arm is bent at the elbow with the right hand curled. Small dark inclusions are scattered throughout. The background is light grey. The artist of this ornament is unknown.