Circular Nose Ornament Incised with Concentric Bands

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Date

800–1200

Medium

Spondylus shell

Dimensions

Diam.: 5.1 cm (2 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Lt. Col. Lee E. Montgomery

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