Artist unknown (possibly Mixtec) Oaxaca or Guerrero, Mexico

Shell, Possibly an Arm Band, Incised with Profile Head Framed by Geometric Motifs (Fragment)

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Artist unknown (possibly Mixtec) Oaxaca or Guerrero, Mexicoc. 1200

Shell, Possibly an Arm Band, Incised with Profile Head Framed by Geometric Motifs (Fragment)

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Date

c. 1200

Medium

Shell

Dimensions

6.7 × 8.9 cm (2 5/8 × 3 1/2 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf

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