Shell Vase formed from a "Jourdan's turban" snail shell (Turbo jourdani) and base from a "green turban" snail shell (Turbo marmoratus)
CultureUnknown
Titles
- Shell Vase formed from a "Jourdan's turban" snail shell (Turbo jourdani) and base from a "green turban" snail shell (Turbo marmoratus)
Datelate 19th century
PlaceIndo-Pacific
MediumShell and silk
Dimensions3 in. (7.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.79.4
Non exposé
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650–900 AD
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2001.1164
