Shell with wire ring
Unknown Artist
6th–7th century
Medium
Shell, copper alloy ring
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 1 1/4 x 9/16 in. (7.6 x 3.2 x 1.5 cm) copper alloy wire ring: 3/16 x 13/16 in. (0.5 x 2.1 cm) chain and shell together: 8 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 9/16 in. (20.9 x 3.2 x 1.5 cm)
Classification
Miscellaneous-Shell
Culture
Frankish
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number
17.193.38a
Tags
Rings