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

Shell, Shell — Shell
ca. 1981–1640 B.C.

Cowrie shell, Shell — Cowrie shell
332–30 BC

Shell Cross, Shell, Byzantine — Shell Cross
Byzantine
300–700

Shell Plaque (Barava), Tridacna shell, Solomon Islands — Shell Plaque (Barava)
Solomon Islands
19th–early 20th century

Shell pestle/polisher, Spondylus shell (aragonite), Cycladic — Shell pestle/polisher
Cycladic
ca. 2700–2400 BCE

Shell pestle/polisher, Spondylus shell (aragonite), Cycladic — Shell pestle/polisher
Cycladic
ca. 2700–2400 BCE

Headdress frontlet, Wood, abalone shell, pigment, and nails, Tsimshian
, Native American — Headdress frontlet
Tsimshian , Native American
ca. 1820–40

Shell Ring (Yua), Tridacna shell, Abelam people — Shell Ring (Yua)
Abelam people
19th–early 20th century

Terracotta shell, Clay, Minoan — Terracotta shell
Minoan
ca. 2200–1050 BCE

Terracotta shell, Clay, Minoan — Terracotta shell
Minoan
ca. 2200–1050 BCE

Shell Plaque (Barava), Tridacna shell, Choiseul Island — Shell Plaque (Barava)
Choiseul Island
late 19th–mid-20th century

Shell Plaque (Barava), Tridacna shell, Choiseul Island — Shell Plaque (Barava)
Choiseul Island
19th–early 20th century

Shield (Grere'o), Fiber, parinarium-nut paste, chambered-nautilus shell, pigment, Solomon Islands people — Shield (Grere'o)
Solomon Islands people
Early to mid-19th century

Canoe Figurehead (Nguzu Nguzu, Musu Musu, or Toto Isu), Wood, paint, shell, New Georgia Island people(?) — Canoe Figurehead (Nguzu Nguzu, Musu Musu, or Toto Isu)
New Georgia Island people(?)
late 19th–early 20th century

Model shell, Blue faience — Model shell
ca. 1981–1640 B.C.

Model shell, Blue faience — Model shell
ca. 1981–1640 B.C.

Shell (?) amulet, Ivory or bone — Shell (?) amulet
ca. 2150–1950 B.C.

Shell Inscribed with the Cartouche of Senwosret I, Oyster Shell — Shell Inscribed with the Cartouche of Senwosret I
ca. 1981–1550 B.C.

Model shell, Copper alloy — Model shell
306–30 B.C.

Zemí cohoba stand, Taíno artist(s), Guaiacum wood, shell, Taíno — Zemí cohoba stand
Taíno artist(s)
ca. 1000 CE

Shell Inscribed with the Cartouche of Senwosret I, Shell — Shell Inscribed with the Cartouche of Senwosret I
ca. 1981–1550 B.C.

ca. 2124–1504 B.C.

Clam shell possibly used for ink, Shell — Clam shell possibly used for ink
664–332 B.C.

ca. 1802–1640 B.C.

ca. 2030–1640 B.C.

ca. 2030–1640 B.C.

Striding figure with ibex horns, a raptor skin draped around the shoulders, and upturned boots, Copper alloy, shell, Proto-Elamite — Striding figure with ibex horns, a raptor skin draped around the shoulders, and upturned boots
Proto-Elamite
ca. 3000 BCE

Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara), Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander — Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara)
Torres Strait Islander
mid to late 19th century

Cowrie shell bead, Gold — Cowrie shell bead
ca. 1850–1640 B.C.

Pendant, Conus shell, New Georgia Island — Pendant
New Georgia Island
early to mid-20th century

Bird ornament, Maya artist(s), Shell, Maya — Bird ornament
Maya artist(s)
600–800 CE

Riji, jakoli, or longkalongka (engraved pearl shell), Aboriginal artist, Pearl shell, ocher, Western Australia — Riji, jakoli, or longkalongka (engraved pearl shell)
Aboriginal artist
ca. 1920–1960

Riji, jakoli, or longkalongka (engraved pearl shell), Aboriginal artist, Pearl shell, ocher, Western Australia — Riji, jakoli, or longkalongka (engraved pearl shell)
Aboriginal artist
ca. 1920–1960

Ornament in the shape of a mammal, Maya artist(s), Spondylus shell, Maya — Ornament in the shape of a mammal
Maya artist(s)
600–800 CE

Toluk (women’s valuable), Belauan artist, Turtle shell, Belauan people — Toluk (women’s valuable)
Belauan artist
late 19th–early 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.

ca. 1802–1640 B.C.

ca. 1802–1640 B.C.