shell 16 results
rosary BM-As1905-0519.144-China Archive

rosary BM-As1905-0519.144

Period:Unknown Materials:wood, shell, bronze, Technique: Dimensions:Length: 34.50 centimetres Weight: 27 grammes Width: 4 centimetres Depth: 0.60 centimetres Description: Rosary in...
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...
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 ...
amulet BM-1926-1217.1-China Archive

amulet BM-1926-1217.1

Period:Han dynasty Production date:206BC-220 Materials:shell Technique: Subjects:insect Dimensions:Height: 3.50 centimetres Description: Amulet. Cicada-shaped. Made of shell. IMG C...
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 ...
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...
compass BM-As.6981-China Archive

compass BM-As.6981

Period:Unknown Materials:wood, resin, glass, shell, lacquer, Technique:lacquered Dimensions:Diameter: 38.70 centimetres Height: 4.70 centimetres Weight: 1.86 kilograms Description:...
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:
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...
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...