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Pair of Ear Plugs, Shell with Red Cinnabar

Maya

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Caption

Maya. Pair of Ear Plugs, Shell with Red Cinnabar, Shell, pigment, a: 1 7/16 × 3/16 × 1 7/16 in. (3.7 × 0.5 × 3.7 cm) b: 1 7/16 × 3/16 × 1 7/16 in. (3.7 × 0.5 × 3.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jerome Furman, 70.151.9a-d. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Maya

Title

Pair of Ear Plugs, Shell with Red Cinnabar

Medium

Shell, pigment

Classification

Ornament

Dimensions

a: 1 7/16 × 3/16 × 1 7/16 in. (3.7 × 0.5 × 3.7 cm) b: 1 7/16 × 3/16 × 1 7/16 in. (3.7 × 0.5 × 3.7 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Jerome Furman

Accession Number

70.151.9a-d

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Maya

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