Carved Shell Depicting the Profile Face of Deity (Broken)

Provenance

Earl Stendahl (1887-1966), Stendahl Art Galleries, Los Angeles, CA, by 1967; sold to the Art Institute, 1967.

Carved Shell Depicting the Profile Face of Deity (Broken)

Maya

250–900 CE

Accession Number

28192

Medium

Shell

Dimensions

H.: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)

Classification

shell

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Alsdorf Foundation