Vessel in the form of a shell / Snail shell vessel / full front view / 9th Century; Creation date: 9th century

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Work Title: Vessel in the form of a shell; Snail shell vessel
View Title: full front view
Creator/Culture: Culture: Igbo-Ukwu
Site/Repository: Publication location: National Museum (Lagos, Nigeria)
Period/Date: 9th Century; Creation date: 9th century
Media/Technique: bronze
Dimensions: length: 30.5 cm, length: 12.01 inches
Subjects: Vessels; Shells; Nigeria; Africa
Work Record ID: 220992
Image Record ID: 718312
Digital filename: 05d117750
Classification Filing Number: 700K; I13; 28VS 2b; *.a&d
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 05:10:55

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Image Size: 2542 x 1828
File Size: 618 KB
Record: 718312
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-718312/05d117750

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 718312. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-718312/05d117750. June 17, 2024.