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)
.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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Object Type
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1147.1
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Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Wood, shells, stone, and cotton twine
2001.1160.A,.B
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Wood, shells, stone, and cotton twine
2001.1161
Unknown Central and South American
1000 BC–1600 AD
Wood, bone, and string
2002.4357.A-.C
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Albite (feldspar mineral) with purple mussel shell inlay
2001.1164
