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Carved Shell Depicting the Profile Face of Deity (Broken) by Maya — VisualArtsDB

Carved Shell Depicting the Profile Face of Deity (Broken)

250–900

Medium: Shell
Dimensions: H.: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)
Genre: shell
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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mesoamericanamericasshell (animal material)shellmayanmayadecorative object/ornamentclassicArts of the AmericasPre-Columbiancostumeincisingart of the americas

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