Set of three turban-snail containers
Object type: Covered containers
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Indian, Gujarat, for the export market
Date: 18th–19th century
Medium: Green Turban snail shell, copper, brass, leather
Dimensions: 7 × 6 × 4 3/4 in. (17.8 × 15.2 × 12.1 cm); 7 × 6 1/4 × 4 in. (17.8 × 15.9 × 10.2 cm); 7 × 5 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (17.8 × 14 × 8.3 cm)
Classification: Natural Substances
Credit line: Gift of Kenneth Jay Lane, 2013
Accession year: 2018