Figurine in the form of a Conch Shell
Unidentified Teotihuacán maker
Pre-Columbian
Buff terracotta
Overall: 2 5/8 × 1 5/8 × 9/16 in. (6.6 × 4.2 × 1.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Richard J. Fowle, Class of 1934
160.54.14624
Geography
Place Made: Mexico, North America
Object Name
Figure
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Provenance
Unknown collector, Teotihuacan, Mexico; Richard Jacquith Fowle (1912-1972, Class of 1934), Thetford, Vermont; given to present collection, 1960.
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