Nose Ornament in the Form of a Turtle with C-shaped Body

Provenance

Lee E. Montgomery, St. Charles, Ill., by 1951 [documentation in curatorial files]; sold to the Art Institute, 1969.

Nose Ornament in the Form of a Turtle with C-shaped Body

800–1200

Accession Number

32557

Medium

Spondylus shell

Dimensions

W.: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)

Classification

jewelry

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Wirt D. Walker Fund

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