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Adorno for an incense burner or theatre-type censer. Mould made. Complete. Realistic representation of the valve of a bivalve mollusc, probably a marine Pectinidae, or scallop. 10 fan ribs and both auricles, with horizontal grooves, depicted. Narrow across umbo. "Interior" surface concave. Fired to a dark grey-black.
Details
- Title: adorno, shell
- Provenance: Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
- Rights: © Auckland Museum CC BY
- External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
- Medium: Terracotta, pigment
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