# Carved Shell Depicting the Profile Face of Deity (Broken)

- By: Maya (Mexico or Guatmala)
- Date: 250–900 CE
- Medium: Shell
- Classification: Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions: H.: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)
- Culture: Mexico
- Credit line: Purchased with funds provided by the Alsdorf Foundation
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/28192)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/0e22a7963574f8dbb9896c4077d05f23.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)