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    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Conch shell with incised designs

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 250–900
    Medium: 

    Conch shell

    Accession Number: 
    2010.228.3
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Maya
    Period: 
    Early Classic to Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Censer Lid with a Figure in a Bird Costume and a Separate Base

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 400–650
    Medium: 

    Ceramic with pigment and mica

    Accession Number: 
    2018.12.21a-b
    Culture: 
    Guatemala, probably Escuintla, Teotihuacan Style
    Period: 
    Early Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    Not on view