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Collections

Shell Figurineprobably Ptolemaic Period (323 - 30 BCE) or modern

Not on view
Small bronze scallop shell with radiating ribs and a heavily patinated surface in mottled verdigris green and teal
Title
Shell Figurine
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
probably Ptolemaic Period (323 - 30 BCE) or modern
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm); Width: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank J. and Victoria K. Fertitta
Accession Number
M.80.198.31
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art