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
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Not on viewClassificationsDecorative arts
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ProvenanceLent by Charles B. Hoyt, February 7, 1945.
A.D. 618–907
1644–1911
about 1770
about 1840–50