File:Clevelandart 1966.127.jpg
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Summary
Conch Shell Trumpet Vessel
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| Title |
Conch Shell Trumpet Vessel |
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| Description |
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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| Current location |
Art of the Americas |
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| Accession number |
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
 
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
| The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 17:55, 21 January 2019 | | 3,400 × 2,665 (5.74 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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