BZ.1948.15, Medicine Box
Byzantine Collection, Dumbarton Oaks Museum
Early Byzantine, sixth century
Ivory, 7.5 cm x 6 cm x 2.5 cm (2 15/16 in. x 2 3/8 in. x 1 in.)
Dumbarton Oaks acquired this medicine box from the Paris dealer Charles Ratton in September 1948.