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Clam shell

8th century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueShell, gold filigree decoration
DimensionsOverall: 2.9 x 8.7 x 9.7 cm (1 1/8 x 3 7/16 x 3 13/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Charles Bain Hoyt—Charles Bain Hoyt Collection
Accession number50.1880
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDecorative arts
Collections
ProvenanceLent by Charles B. Hoyt, February 7, 1945.
Half of conch shell
A.D. 618–907
19th century
19th century
1644–1911
Etui
about 1770
Busk or corset stay
Charles Clemmons
about 1863
Women's money in the form of a dish (toluk)
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
mid 20th century