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Pendant in the Form of a Clamshell by Colima — VisualArtsDB

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Pendant in the Form of a Clamshell

Pendant in the Form of a Clamshell

Pendant in the Form of a Clamshell

1–800

Medium: Serpentine
Dimensions: 13.3 × 8.9 cm (5 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)
Genre: Pendant (jewelry)
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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stoneshellsmesoamericanamericaswest mexicoserpentine (mineral)jewelrymineralinorganic materialArts of the AmericasPre-Columbiancolimacostumeart of the americaspendant (jewelry)

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