Conch Shell Trumpet

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Conch Shell Trumpet

Mexico, Nayarit, Nayarit, 200 BCE–500 CE
Conch shell
4 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (11.43 x 13.34 x 26.04 cm)
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch (M.86.296.50)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Kan, Michael, Meighan, Clement, Nicholson, H.B. and Rexford Stead.  Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico: Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1970.