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Shell Fragment

Shell Fragment

622–999

Medium: Shell, cinnabar pigment
Dimensions: H. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm) W. 3 in. (7.6 cm) D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm) Wt. 2.4 oz. (68 g)
Genre: Ivories and bone
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY