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String of shells, Shells, faience — String of shells
ca. 1981–1640 B.C.

Shells gold weight, Akan artist, Brass, Akan peoples — Shells gold weight
Akan artist
19th–mid-20th century

String of cowrie shells, Cowrie shell — String of cowrie shells
ca. 1070–343 B.C.

String of cowrie shells, Cowrie shell — String of cowrie shells
ca. 1070–343 B.C.

String of beads and shells, shell, blue faience, string — String of beads and shells
ca. 1070–343 B.C.

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) with whorl shells, Terracotta, Mycenaean — Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) with whorl shells
Mycenaean
ca. 1300–1190 BCE

Shells, Jim Dine American, Oil, enamel, pastel and charcoal on paper, mounted on linen — Shells
Jim Dine
1981

Round dish with lobster and shells, Thomas-Victor Sergent French, Glazed earthenware with applied decoration, French — Round dish with lobster and shells
Thomas-Victor Sergent
ca. 1870–80

Still Life with Shells and a Chip-Wood Box, Sebastian Stoskopff French, Oil on canvas — Still Life with Shells and a Chip-Wood Box
Sebastian Stoskopff
late 1620s

Shells under Water, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — Shells under Water
Kitagawa Utamaro
1790

Shells Under Water, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — Shells Under Water
Kitagawa Utamaro
1790

Shells under Water, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — Shells under Water
Kitagawa Utamaro
1790

Shells under Water, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — Shells under Water
Kitagawa Utamaro
1790

Shells and Things, Marguerite Zorach American, Oil on canvas — Shells and Things
Marguerite Zorach
1936

Pair of scallop shells, Paul de Lamerie British, Silver, British, London — Pair of scallop shells
Paul de Lamerie
1734/35

Terracotta vase in the form of two cockle shells, Terracotta, Greek, Attic — Terracotta vase in the form of two cockle shells
Greek, Attic
4th century BCE

Canoe Prow, Wood, cowrie shells, Iatmul people — Canoe Prow
Iatmul people
19th–early 20th century

Helmet crest from a nja masquerade, Grassfields artists, Wood, copper, glass beads, raffia palm, cowrie shells, Bamum kingdom — Helmet crest from a nja masquerade
Grassfields artists
ca. 1800–80

[Peanut Shells in Trash], Walker Evans American, Instant internal dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid SX-70) — [Peanut Shells in Trash]
Walker Evans
1973–74

Cherry Blossoms and Shells, Ryūryūkyo Shinsai Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan — Cherry Blossoms and Shells
Ryūryūkyo Shinsai
19th century

Copper Axe with Shells, Copper, shell, Vicús — Copper Axe with Shells
Vicús
3rd century BCE–2nd century CE

Sling Shot with Shells, Shell, cotton, beads, wood, Chimú or Chancay — Sling Shot with Shells
Chimú or Chancay
14th–15th century

Box of Cowrie Shells, Cowrie shell, glass, cardboard, Ghanaian — Box of Cowrie Shells
Ghanaian
19th century

Netsuke of Clam Shells, Garaku Japanese, Ivory, Japan — Netsuke of Clam Shells
Garaku
18th century

String of Ancillaria shells, Shell — String of Ancillaria shells
ca. 4400–3800 B.C.

Girdle with Cowrie Shells, Electrum over plaster, carnelian, amethyst — Girdle with Cowrie Shells
ca. 1850–1700 B. C.

Still Life with Shells, Dorothy Dehner American, Oil on wood — Still Life with Shells
Dorothy Dehner
1931

Marble shell, Marble, Greek — Marble shell
Greek
ca. 400 BCE

Top-Shell and Various Shells, Totoya Hokkei Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan — Top-Shell and Various Shells
Totoya Hokkei
19th century

Tsukushi Plant and Shijimi Shells, Uematsu Tōshū Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan — Tsukushi Plant and Shijimi Shells
Uematsu Tōshū

Various Shells with Sea Weeds, Kubo Shunman (?) Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan — Various Shells with Sea Weeds
Kubo Shunman
19th century

Tai Fish and Top-Shells, Kubo Shunman (?) Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan — Tai Fish and Top-Shells
Kubo Shunman
19th century

Hepy, String of cowrie shells, Shell (Marine), Nacre, Pearl — Hepy, String of cowrie shells
ca. 1950–1885 B.C.

Hepy, String of periwinkle shells, Shell (Marine), Nacre, Pearl — Hepy, String of periwinkle shells
ca. 1950–1885 B.C.

Palepai maju (ceremonial banner), Paminggir artists, Fiber, ceramic and glass beads, cloth, nassa shells, Lampung — Palepai maju (ceremonial banner)
Paminggir artists
18th–19th century

Sea Pool with Shells and Seaweeds, John Dillwyn Llewelyn British, Welsh, Salted paper print — Sea Pool with Shells and Seaweeds
John Dillwyn Llewelyn
1853–56

Finial for a Ceremonial House, Wood, cowrie shells, paint, Sawos people — Finial for a Ceremonial House
Sawos people
late 19th–early 20th century

Suruku koun (hyena) mask, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, cowrie shells, pigment, Bamana peoples — Suruku koun (hyena) mask
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
19th–mid-20th century

Awabi (Ear-Shell) and Various Shells, Totoya Hokkei Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan — Awabi (Ear-Shell) and Various Shells
Totoya Hokkei
19th century

Prestige headdress, Central African artist, Fiber, animal hair, cowrie shells, Democratic Republic of Congo — Prestige headdress
Central African artist
ca. 1850–1920