Pair of silver attachments in the form of seashells

late 4th–3rd century BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 156

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
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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