File:Clevelandart 1966.127.jpg
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[edit]Conch Shell Trumpet Vessel
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Conch Shell Trumpet Vessel |
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Conch shell trumpets were used during many kinds of important events throughout the ancient Americas. The shells were converted to trumpets by removing the tip to form a mouthpiece, as this ancient ceramic replica of a trumpet shows. Holes were often drilled in the shell for a carrying cord. |
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| Date | -200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Earthenware | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 15.5 x 23.5 x 26.6 cm (6 1/8 x 9 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Art of the Americas |
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1966.127 |
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| Place of creation | West Mexico, Colima, Comala style (200 BC-AD 300) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of J. H. Wade III | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.127 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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