Pendant in the Form of a Clamshell, by Colima, 1–800 CE
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Pendant in the Form of a Clamshell

Colima (Colima, Mexico)

1–800 CE

Medium
Serpentine
Classification
Costume and Accessories
Dimensions
13.3 × 8.9 cm (5 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)
Culture
Colima state
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of the Americas
Credit line
Gift of Ethel and Julian Goldsmith
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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