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| Title: | Cowrie Shells |
| Date: | c. 1000 BCE |
| Artist: | Artist/maker unknown, Chinese |
| Medium: | Shell with traces of red pigment |
| Dimensions: | Each: 13/16 x 9/16 inches (2.1 x 1.4 cm) to 1 3/16 x 13/16 inches (3 x 2.1 cm) |
| Classification: | Jewelry |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Charles H. Ludington from the George Crofts Collection, 1925 |
| Accession Number: | 1925-53-153a--p |
| Geography: | Made in China, Asia |
| Context: | Dynasty: Zhou Dynasty (c. 1100-256 BCE) |
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