Pendant Figure, 2nd century B.C.–A.D. 3rd century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Colima, Colima, Shell (spondylus), H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Shell-Ornaments, Spondylus, the shell of a thorny oyster native to the warm coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean, is a vibrant red-orange color that caused it to become a highly valued material collected and traded in ancient Mesoamerica and beyond
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Pendant Figure, 2nd century B.C.–.D, 3rd century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Colima, Shell, spondylus, H, 3 3/4, 9.5 cm, Shell-Ornaments, Spondylus, shell, thorny oyster native, warm coastal, waters, Pacific Ocean, vibrant red-orange, color, caused, highly valued, material, collected, traded, ancient Mesoamerica, beyond
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