Conch Shell Trumpet
RegionWest
Mexico
Date200 BCE–500 CE
Mediumshell
Dimensions21.3 × 12 × 10 cm (8 3/8 × 4 3/4 × 3 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsMusical Instruments
Credit LineLent by Harold Kaye in 1958, acquired in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 200B: Disposition of Museum Property
Terms
Object number2016.31
DescriptionConch shell, most likely Turbinella angulatus, incised with concentric circles around natural protrusions of the shell as well as with lines perpendicular to its natural spiral groove. Spire cut to form a trumpet mouthpiece.ProvenanceHarold Kaye, New York, NY, by 1958; lent to the Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA, 1958; acquired by WAM in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 200B: Disposition of Museum Property, 2016.
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