Cockle Shell Ornament
Unknown Artist
6th–7th century
Medium
Gilded copper
Dimensions
Height 1-7/16 in. (3.7 cm)
Classification
Metal-Ornaments
Culture
Moche
Department
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Jane Costello Goldberg, from the Collection of Arnold I. Goldberg, 1986
Accession Number
1987.394.11