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Ovoid shells with a pearlized finish. 1) has pastel tones, 2) has an emerald exterior, 3) has a white calcified exterior and a royal blue and green interior.
shell (animal material)
shell (animal material)
Shell
SHELL
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
Caribbean
2 x 4.5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1623.1-3
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