Fish Pendant

Unknown

2nd century BCE–3rd century CE · Shell · Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

This shell carving of a fish, said to be from Colima in West Mexico, is cut out of a large white shell. The fish has an arched body with two dorsal fins and two fins on its underside. The mouth is slightly open; the eye has two concentric circles, the inner one being perforated. There are two suspension holes near the bottom edge.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd century BCE–3rd century CE

Medium

Shell

Culture

Colima

Department

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Credit line

Gift of Albert J. Grant and Monique Grant Joint Revocable Trust, 2014