CultureHuastec
Titles
- Celestial Conch Shell with Skulls
Date900–1521 AD
PlaceVeracruz (Northern), Mexico
MediumConch shell
Dimensions16 3/4 × 8 × 8 1/4 in. (42.5 × 20.3 × 21 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by James C. Flores in honor of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. at "One Great Night in November, 2007"
Object number2007.1313
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
200 Brown Gallery
On view
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Department
Art of the Indigenous AmericasObject Type
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.
"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
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100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus, turquoise, resin, cotton cord
2010.1289.1,.2
