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Snail shell pendant

(American, born in Vienna, 1908–1975)
late 1960s
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueShell, yellow gold, emerald, and moonstone
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 8 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm (3 1/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated anonymously
Accession number2011.26
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceBy 2010, with Kimberly Klostermann Jewelry, Cincinnati, OH; 2011, purchased from Klosterman by MFA (Accession date: January 26, 2011)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
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