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Sorry, you're wrong !

It is a bead.

 

It is a square bone plaque with two holes, meant to be strung with similar beads
 to make a bracelet. I bought it in Egypt, but the style (including the blank face)
 and the type of work strongly suggest Safavid or Qajar (1502-1925) Persian to me.

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