~ Skull Necklace.
Culture: Aztec
Period: Late Postclassic
Date: A.D. 1200-1520
Medium: Shell
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~ Skull Necklace.
Culture: Aztec
Period: Late Postclassic
Date: A.D. 1200-1520
Medium: Shell
~ Bird ornament.
Date: A.D. 600–800
Place of origin: Guatemala or Mexico, Mesoamerica
Culture: Maya
Medium: Shell
~ Ear Ornament, Winged Runner.
Date: A.D. 400–700
Place of origin: : Perú, North Coast
Culture: Moche
Medium: Gold, turquoise, sodalite, shell.
~ Head of Xipe Totec.
Culture: Aztec
Period: Late Postclassic
Date: ca. A.D. 1500
Medium: Shell
~ Feathered Serpent Pendant.
Date: A.D. 14th–16th century
Place oforigin: Mexico
Culture: Aztec
Medium: Shell
~ Shell Pendant.
Date: A.D. 1200-1500
Place of origin: Mexico
Medium: Shell
~ Frog Ornament.
Date: A.D. 50-800
Place of origin: Perú
Culture: Moche
Medium: Shell, stone, gold
~ Spondylus Shell with Lidded Jade Bowl.
Place of origin: Guatemala
Culture: Maya
Date: A.D. 600–900
Medium: Spondylus shell, jade
~ Wooden mask.
Culture: Mixtec or Aztec
Period: Postclassic period
Date: A.D. 1100–1521
Place of origin: Central or Southern Highlands, Mexico
Medium: Wood with turquoise, black stone, shell, and mother of pearl.
~ Cosmetic shell.
Place of origin: Iraq, Ur
Medium: Shell, pigment
~ Shell depicting a marine deity.
Date: ca. A.D. 200
Period: Late Formative or Early Classic
Culture: Maya
Medium: Spondylus shell with cinnabar.
~ Inlay.
Place of origin: Iraq, Al 'Ubaid
Medium: Shell
~ Shell plaque.
Date: 2600-2500 B.C.
Place of origin: Ur
Period: Early Dynastic III
Medium: Shell
~ Rabbit Pendant.
Culture: Maya
Date: A.D. 600–900
Medium: Shell
~ Cosmetic box lid.
Place of origin: Ur, Iraq
Medium: Lapis, shell
~ Conch shell with incised designs.
Date: A.D. 250–900
Place of origin: Mexico or Guatemala
Culture: Maya
Period: Early Classic to Late Classic Period
Medium: Conch shell
~ The Royal Game of Ur.
Date: 2600-2400 B.C.
Place of origin: Iraq, Royal Cemetery
Period/culture: Early Dynastic III
Medium: Wood, shell