Sculpture in the Form of a Conch Shell, Possibly a Trumpet, by Colima, 200 BCE–200 CE
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Sculpture in the Form of a Conch Shell, Possibly a Trumpet

Colima (Colima, Mexico)

200 BCE–200 CE

Medium
Ceramic and pigment
Classification
Sculpture
Dimensions
24.8 × 16.2 cm (9 3/4 × 6 3/8 in.)
Culture
Western Mexico
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of the Americas
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Weiss
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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