Shell
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Fragment
Unknown artist
date unknown
Shell fragment
Unknown artist
ca. 9th–8th century BCE
Conch Shell
Unknown artist
2nd century BCE–4th century CE
Conch
Unknown artist
11th–12th century
Plate
Unknown artist
mid-16th–17th century
Casket
Unknown artist
second half 16th century
Box
Unknown artist
date unknown
Clamshell gamepieces
Unknown artist
18th century
Box
Unknown artist
18th century
Box
Unknown artist
18th century
Box
Unknown artist
18th century
Saucer
Unknown artist
19th century
Cup with cover
Unknown artist
19th century
Cup with cover
Unknown artist
19th century
By type
China
8 Public domain
India (Gujarat)
1 Public domain
Assyrian
1 Public domain
India (possibly West Bengal) or Bangladesh
1 Public domain
Japan
1 Public domain
Monte Alban
1 Public domain
India, Gujarat, and Goa or Lisbon
1 Public domain
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
5 Public domain
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
2 Public domain
Neo-Assyrian
1 Public domain
Edo period (1615–1868)
1 Public domain
Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BCE)
1 Public domain
Pala period
1 Public domain
Mughal period (1526–1858)
1 Public domain