shell 16 results
spoon(?) BM-1925-0619.70-China Archive

spoon(?) BM-1925-0619.70

Period:Unknown Materials:shell Technique: Dimensions:Diameter: 5.08 centimetres Description: Shell object of unknown usage. The shallow object could have been used as a spoon or a ...
rosary BM-As1905-0519.143-China Archive

rosary BM-As1905-0519.143

Period:Unknown Materials:wood (?), shell, Technique: Dimensions:Length: 44 centimetres Weight: 61 grammes Width: 2.40 centimetres Depth: 0.90 centimetres Description: Rosary in for...
gauntlet; wrist-guard BM-As1910-0623.7-China Archive

gauntlet; wrist-guard BM-As1910-0623.7

Period:Unknown Materials:leather, shell, bronze, Technique: Dimensions:Height: 9.80 centimetres Weight: 564 grammes Width: 44.50 centimetres Depth: 10 centimetres Description: Gaun...
stand BM-1946-0713.16-China Archive

stand BM-1946-0713.16

Period:Unknown Materials:wood, shell, mother-of-pearl, lacquer, Technique:carved, lacquered, Subjects:plum blossom/tree Dimensions:Height: 10 inches Description: Stand. Plum blosso...
conch BM-1991-0624.1-China Archive

conch BM-1991-0624.1

Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1736-1795 Materials:shell, enamel, bronze, silk, gold, Technique:inlaid, champlevé, gilded, enamelled, Dimensions:Length: 70 centimetres (total...
tool/implement(?); scraper(?) BM-1925-0619.69-China Archive

tool/implement(?); scraper(?) BM-1925-0619.69

Period:Unknown Materials:shell Technique:cut, carved, Description: Shell object of unclear function. The edges of the object seem to have been cut and smoothed and one end is shape...
ear-ring BM-1905-0518.78.a-b-China Archive

ear-ring BM-1905-0518.78.a-b

Period:Unknown Production date:19thC Materials:shell, metal, turquoise, Technique:inlaid Description: Ear-ring (hermit's.a pair). Made of turquoise inset shell, metal (white). IMG ...
plaque BM-1938-0524.460-China Archive

plaque BM-1938-0524.460

Period:Unknown Materials:jade, shell (?), Technique: Dimensions:Width: 3.80 centimetres Description: Plaque. Made of jade, shell (?). IMG Comments:
box; art/writing equipment; brush-washer; ink-stone; scroll; writing-brush; magnifying-glass; snuff-bottle; figure; sculpture; ornament(?); papercut; bottle; eye-glass; case; ladle; seal; chess-piece; chess-set; weiqi-piece; container; pouch; plaque; artefact BM-1891-0617.13-China Archive
weight BM-1938-0524.577-China Archive

weight BM-1938-0524.577

Period:Han dynasty Production date:206BC-220 Materials:bronze, shell, Technique: Subjects:reptile Dimensions:Length: 4 inches Description: Weight (turtle-shaped). Made of bronze, s...