Shell Lime Container in the Shape of a Lizard
Unknown artist
Date: 2nd century BCE–3rd century CE
Medium: Shell
Dimensions: H. 2 x W. 3 in. (5.1 x 7.6 cm)
Classification: Shell-Containers
Country: Ecuador
Culture: Chorrera or Bahia
Themes: Lizards
Gift of Margaret B. Zorach, 1980
Date range
-200 – 300
Largest dimension
7.6 cm
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