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Shell ornament carved with anthropomorphic being0–400 CE

Not on view
Small carved stone plaque, cream-colored with rust-brown incised lines, depicting a stylized frontal figure with curling snout, wide eyes, and smaller mask forms, with a suspension hole at upper left
Title
Shell ornament carved with anthropomorphic being
Culture
Nasca or Paracas
Place Made
Peru, South Coast
Date Made
0–400 CE
Medium
Shell
Dimensions
2 x 1 1/2 x 1/10 in. (5.08 x 3.81 x 0.254 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.124
Classification
Organic Materials
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas