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Conch Shell Trumpet Vessel
200 BC-300
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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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- Title: Conch Shell Trumpet Vessel
- Date Created: 200 BC-300
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 15.5 x 23.5 x 26.6 cm (6 1/8 x 9 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.)
- Type: Ceramic
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.127
- Medium: earthenware
- Department: Art of the Americas
- Culture: West Mexico, Colima, Comala style (200 BC-AD 300)
- Credit Line: Gift of J. H. Wade III
- Collection: AA - Mesoamerica
- Accession Number: 1966.127
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