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Scallop shell
Greek
Hellenistic Period
3rd century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Height x width: 3.9 x 4.1 cm (1 9/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number59.709
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionScallop shell: foot of a round-bottomed wine bucket. Top dented and broken. No means of attachment.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Antonio Agostini, Via Scandriglia 15, Rome, Italy; purchased by MFA from Antonio Agostini, November 12, 1959, for
$ 750.00 (this is the total price for 59.707-59.709)
$ 750.00 (this is the total price for 59.707-59.709)