Shell with wire ring
Object type: Shell
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Frankish
Date: 6th–7th century
Medium: Shell, copper alloy ring
Dimensions: Overall: 3 x 1 1/4 x 9/16 in. (7.6 x 3.2 x 1.5 cm)
copper alloy wire ring: 3/16 x 13/16 in. (0.5 x 2.1 cm)
chain and shell together: 8 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 9/16 in. (20.9 x 3.2 x 1.5 cm)
Classification: Miscellaneous-Shell
Geography: Made in Niederbreisig   Germany  
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Rings