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Claudia Zahn on Nostr: Carved Fluted Clam Shell. Italy, 700-600 BC. What a sensuous object and to have ...

Carved Fluted Clam Shell. Italy, 700-600 BC.
What a sensuous object and to have survived in one piece!
A woman's face stares out from this clam shell, the ripples of the shell's back swirling like the lady's windblown cloak. The shell once held perfume or was used to mix make-up. British Museum.
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