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Collections

Incised Shell Pendant600–900 CE

Not on view
Circular carved ring in cream-colored material with rust-red pigmented incised zoomorphic decoration covering the full band, photographed against black
Title
Incised Shell Pendant
Culture
Maya (?)
Place Made
Mexico
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Shell and pigment
Dimensions
Diameter: 3 in. (12.1 cm); 4 3/10 x 4 4/5 x 4 3/10 in. (2.5 x 12.1 x 10.9 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.697
Classification
Organic Materials
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Conchas Precolombianas: Mesoamerican Art Created from Seashells. New York: Hillwood Art Museum, 1997.