Fragment of a Spatula

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Fragment of a Spatula by an unknown artist. The object is a dark gray, stone or metal fragment with a trapezoidal shape. The top edge is straight and wider than the bottom edge, which is uneven and broken. The surface features intricate carvings arranged in four rows. The top and bottom rows each contain three rounded square shapes with curled ends. The middle rows have two rounded squares with curled ends on either side of a central design. The rounded squares have circular holes in the center. The background is a solid dark gray color.