Carved shell
Medium: Shell
Dimensions:
4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
Classification: Visual Works
Object number: C 1290
DescriptionRound white iridescent scallop shell, with the top carved into a picture. Depicts Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, with Mary holding the baby Jesus on a donkey, and Joseph leading them. They are pictured in front of a palm tree. They are framed by carved horizontal and vertical lines, inside of carved circles at the edges. The underside of the shell remains in its natural state.
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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