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Carved Conch

Creator Name

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Cultural Context

India

Date

11th century or earlier

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description
Carved conch

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Title

Carved Conch

Creator

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Worktype

Sculpture

Cultural Context

India

Material

Shell

Dimensions

H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); W. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); D. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm);
depth: 9.207519centimetre;
height: 15.24003centimetre;
width: 10.477521centimetre

Technique

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Language

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Date

11th century or earlier

Provenance

Gift of Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1986

Style Period

Pala period

Rights

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Public Domain

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Location

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Subjects

Shells

Topic

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Carved Conch, 11th century or earlier, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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