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Shell Vase formed from a "Jourdan's turban" snail shell (Turbo jourdani) and base from a "green turban" snail shell (Turbo marmoratus)

Shell Vase formed from a "Jourdan's turban" snail shell (Turbo jourdani) and base from a "green turban" snail shell (Turbo marmoratus)

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Shell Vase formed from a "Jourdan's turban" snail shell (Turbo jourdani) and base from a "green turban" snail shell (Turbo marmoratus)
Natural specimen
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
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg, 1975; given to MFAH, 1979.

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