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carving (art)
Engraved and inked chambered nautilus shell depicting two scenes of tropical settlement within cartouches which are flanked by engraved scrollwork. The mouth of the shell has been broken and so only the upper half remains of the lower cartouche as of 2012.
Type of item
- carvings (art)
- shells (natural object)
Type of item
- carvings (art)
- shells (natural object)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
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Provenance
- Horniman Museum and Gardens
Identifier
- http://collections.horniman.ac.uk/objects/120480
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-11-18T11:01:58.732Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T17:51:35.652Z