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Circular Nose Ornament Incised with Concentric Bands by Coclé — VisualArtsDB

Circular Nose Ornament Incised with Concentric Bands

Circular Nose Ornament Incised with Concentric Bands

750–1250

Medium: Spondylus shell
Dimensions: Diam.: 5.1 cm (2 in.)
Genre: jewelry
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americaslower central americacocléshell (animal material)jewelryshellgeometriccarvingArts of the AmericasPre-Columbiancostumespondylusart of the americas

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