Ring

Physical description

Shell ring (part a) with flattened sides, wide hole. Slightly broken. Part b is a ring element with bird form. One hole as eye, flat base, inverted triangular shape at its back and incised lines in tail. Slightly broken. Part c is a ring element with bird form. One hole as eye, flat base and incised lines in tail. Incomplete.

 

Date Made

Late Intermediate (1000-1476)

Date Acquired

15 Jan 2013

How Acquired

Donated

Credit Line

Erika and Alan R Sawyer Collection of Pre-Columbian ArtMore...

Measurements

Part a: .2 cm x 4.4 cm
part b: .7 cm x 2.5 cm x .5 cm
part c: .8 cm x 2.3 cm x .6 cm

Object Number

2990/856 a-c