Carved Conch Shell

Maker Nepalese

Date17th Century

Made/manufacturedNepal

MediumShell

Dimensions6 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (17.1 x 12.1 x 12.1 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineMuseum purchase, gift of Dr. and Mrs. David A. Cofrin

Object number2001.30

Collections

DescriptionConch shell with elaborate carvings on parallel registers, including scenes of the 10 avatars of Vishnu.

Kandawar Island, Papua New Guinea

20th century

Chimu culture

1200-1476

Nepalese

13th century

Nepalese

19th century

Unknown Chinese Artist

Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722)

New Guinea, Coastal region, Astrolabe Bay

20th century

Olowe of Ise

after 1938

Unknown Chinese Artist

Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

Yoruba Artist

1969

Tsonga Artist

20th century

Hayashi Yüichi

1934

Unknown Korean Artist 작자미상 作者未詳,

Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), 19th century