
Shell fragment
Unrecorded maker
ca. 9th–8th century BCE · Shell
Cleared · Public Domain
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667 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)
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Shell fragment
Unrecorded maker
ca. 9th–8th century BCE · Shell
Cleared · Public Domain
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Shell with Seated Noble
Unrecorded maker
600–900 · Sculpture, conch shell
Cleared · CC0
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Cowrie shell
Unrecorded maker
332–30 BCE · Shell
Cleared · Public Domain
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Water Container with Shell and Seaweed
Seifū Yohei IV (d. 1951)
1914–46 · Ceramic, Porcelain with underglaze blue, blue glaze and molded design and lacquered wood lid
Cleared · CC0
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Tambuyuk (Conch Shell Trumpet)
Unrecorded maker
19th century · Shell (triton tritonis)
In copyright
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Water Container with Shell and Seaweed
Seifū Yohei IV (d. 1951)
1914–46 · Ceramic, Porcelain with underglaze blue, blue glaze and molded design
Cleared · CC0
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Shell Ring (Yua)
Unrecorded maker
19th–early 20th century · Tridacna shell
In copyright
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Crocodile Pendant
Unrecorded maker
1000–1550 · Metalwork, cast gold, modern greenstone
Cleared · CC0
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Engraved pearl shell
Unrecorded maker
ca. 1920–1960 · Carved Australian Gold-Lipped Pearl Shell, Pinctada Maxima [not endangered], natural earth pigments
In copyright
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Lid for a Water Container with Shell and Seaweed
Seifū Yohei IV (d. 1951)
1914–46 · Ceramic, lacquered wood
Cleared · CC0
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Engraved pearl shell
Unrecorded maker
ca. 1920–1960 · Carved Australian Gold-Lipped Pearl Shell, Pinctada Maxima [not endangered], natural earth pigments
In copyright
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Pair of Figures
Unrecorded maker
late 1800s–early 1900s · Sculpture, Wood, iron alloy, copper alloy, glass beads, plant fiber, and cloth
Cleared · CC0
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