Small Shell Used for Mixing Cosmetics

Indus Valley Culture

Caption

Indus Valley Culture. Small Shell Used for Mixing Cosmetics, 3000–2500 B.C.E.. Shell, 11/16 x 2 3/8 in. (1.8 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 37.59.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Small Shell Used for Mixing Cosmetics

Date

3000–2500 B.C.E.

Period

Indus Valley Civilization

Geography

Place made: Chanhu Daro, Pakistan

Medium

Shell

Classification

Cosmetic

Dimensions

11/16 x 2 3/8 in. (1.8 x 6 cm)

Credit Line

A. Augustus Healy Fund

Accession Number

37.59

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