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TWO EARLY CARVED SHELLS FROM PRE-COLUMBIAN & COLONIAL

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TWO EARLY CARVED SHELLS FROM PRE-COLUMBIAN & COLONIAL

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TWO EARLY CARVED SHELLS FROM PRE-COLUMBIAN & COLONIAL PERIOD - One depicts a Colonial Mexican scene with indigenous peoples and a colonizer inspecting an eagle eating a snake, capped in metal 9” L. The other is older and has lizards and snakes carved on a well-worn shell 8 1/2”. Condition: These are older items that will show wear and use consistent with age.

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TWO EARLY CARVED SHELLS FROM PRE-COLUMBIAN & COLONIAL

Name: TWO EARLY CARVED SHELLS FROM PRE-COLUMBIAN & COLONIAL
SKU: 62799827
Price: 325 USD
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