Three Containers in the Form of Shells

CultureTairona (possibly)
Titles
  • Three Containers in the Form of Shells
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumStone
Dimensions.1: 1 3/16 × 4 7/8 × 1 7/16 in. (3 × 12.4 × 3.7 cm)
.2: 13/16 × 3 5/8 × 1 1/4 in. (2.1 × 9.2 × 3.2 cm)
.3: 7/8 × 4 × 1 5/16 in. (2.2 × 10.2 × 3.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1147.1-.3
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1147.1

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