Natural specimen
Unknown
CultureUnknown
Titles
- "Red Thorny Oyster" mollusk (Spondylus princeps), from the waters of western Mexico
DateNo date
Found inMexico
MediumShell
Dimensions1 3/8 × 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (3.5 × 10.8 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Jack R. McGregor
Object numberB.2000.30.2
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Belter Parlor
On view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
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Unknown
No date
Shell
B.2000.30.5
Unknown
no date
Shell
B.79.2
Unknown
No date
Shell
B.2000.30.3
Unknown
No date
Shell
B.2000.30.1
Unknown
no date
Shell
B.79.1
Unknown
no date
Shell
B.79.3
Unknown American
c. 1850–1900
Shell
B.73.2.2
Unknown American
c. 1850–1900
Shell
B.73.2.1
Unknown
No date
Coral
B.2000.30.4
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell, purple mussel shell
2010.1311
