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Appliqués like these delicate shells could have decorated boxes or chests or the junction of the handle and shoulder of an oinochoe (jug).
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Title: Pair of silver attachments in the form of seashells
Period: Hellenistic
Date: late 4th–3rd century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Silver
Dimensions:
length 1 5/8in. (4.1cm)
width 1 3/4in. (4.4cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
Credit Line: Purchase, Gifts in memory of Howard J. Barnet and gifts from various donors, 1994
Object Number: 1994.5.1, .2
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