EditorialMosaic Disk with a Mythological and Historical Scene. Mixtec; Northern Oaxaca, Mexico. Date: 1401-1500. Dimensions: Diam. 30.5 cm (12 in.). Turquoise, earthenware, stucco, spondylus shell, mother of pearl, and iron pyrite, with pigment. Origin: Oaxaca ...
EditorialMosaic Disk with a Mythological and Historical Scene. Mixtec; Northern Oaxaca, Mexico. Date: 1401-1500. Dimensions: Diam. 30.5 cm (12 in.). Turquoise, earthenware, stucco, spondylus shell, mother of pearl, and iron pyrite, with pigment. Origin: Oaxaca ...
EditorialSpondylus gaederopus, Print, Spondylus gaederopus is a species of marine bivalve mollusc, a thorny oyster in the family Spondylidae. This species is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.
EditorialSpondylus americanus, Print, Spondylus americanus, the Atlantic thorny oyster, is a species of bivalve mollusc. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Brazil.
EditorialSpondylus crassi-squama, Print, Spondylus is a genus of bivalve molluscs, the only genus in the family Spondylidae. They are known in English as spiny oysters (though they are not, in fact, true oysters).
EditorialSpondylus crassi-squama, Print, Spondylus is a genus of bivalve molluscs, the only genus in the family Spondylidae. They are known in English as spiny oysters (though they are not, in fact, true oysters).
EditorialSpondylus mycrolepos, Print, Spondylus is a genus of bivalve molluscs, the only genus in the family Spondylidae. They are known in English as spiny oysters (though they are not, in fact, true oysters).
EditorialSpondylus spathuliferus, Print, Spondylus is a genus of bivalve molluscs, the only genus in the family Spondylidae. They are known in English as spiny oysters (though they are not, in fact, true oysters).
EditorialSpondylus ducalis, Print, Spondylus is a genus of bivalve molluscs, the only genus in the family Spondylidae. They are known in English as spiny oysters (though they are not, in fact, true oysters).
EditorialSpondylus costatus, Print, Spondylus is a genus of bivalve molluscs, the only genus in the family Spondylidae. They are known in English as spiny oysters (though they are not, in fact, true oysters).
EditorialSpondylus crassi-squama, Print, Spondylus is a genus of bivalve molluscs, the only genus in the family Spondylidae. They are known in English as spiny oysters (though they are not, in fact, true oysters).
EditorialSpondylus croceus, Print, Spondylus is a genus of bivalve molluscs, the only genus in the family Spondylidae. They are known in English as spiny oysters (though they are not, in fact, true oysters).
EditorialSpondylus gaederopus, Print, Spondylus gaederopus is a species of marine bivalve mollusc, a thorny oyster in the family Spondylidae. This species is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.
EditorialSpondylus gaederopus, Print, Spondylus gaederopus is a species of marine bivalve mollusc, a thorny oyster in the family Spondylidae. This species is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.
EditorialSpondylus americanus, Print, Spondylus americanus, the Atlantic thorny oyster, is a species of bivalve mollusc. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Brazil.
EditorialSpondylus americanus, Print, Spondylus americanus, the Atlantic thorny oyster, is a species of bivalve mollusc. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Brazil.
EditorialSpondylus, Print, Spondylus is a genus of bivalve molluscs, the only genus in the family Spondylidae. They are known in English as spiny oysters (though they are not, in fact, true oysters).
EditorialSpondylus aurantius, Print, Spondylus is a genus of bivalve molluscs, the only genus in the family Spondylidae. They are known in English as spiny oysters (though they are not, in fact, true oysters).
EditorialSpondylus gaederopus, Print, Spondylus gaederopus is a species of marine bivalve mollusc, a thorny oyster in the family Spondylidae. This species is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.
EditorialSpondylus longispina, Print, Spondylus is a genus of bivalve molluscs, the only genus in the family Spondylidae. They are known in English as spiny oysters (though they are not, in fact, true oysters).
EditorialSpondylus radians, Print, Spondylus is a genus of bivalve molluscs, the only genus in the family Spondylidae. They are known in English as spiny oysters (though they are not, in fact, true oysters).
EditorialMirror with Jaguar or Coyote Mosaic, A.D. 500/600, Teotihuacan, Teotihuacan, Mexico, M?xico, Iron pyrite, jade, shell, magnatite or ilmenite, and spondylus shell, Diam. 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.).
EditorialShell with Inlaid Feline, 100 BC-700. Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700). Spondylus shell with shell, stone, and gold inlay; overall: 7.5 x 7.4 cm (2 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.).
EditorialFigure-and-Birds Pendant, c. 300-700. Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region, 4th-8th Century. Spondylus (thorny oyster) shell; overall: 6.7 x 7.3 x 1.7 cm (2 5/8 x 2 7/8 x 11/16 in.).
EditorialNose Ornament in the Form of a Turtle with C-shaped Body. Cocl?; Venado Beach, Cocl? province, Panama. Date: 750 AD-1250. Dimensions: W. 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.). Spondylus shell. Origin: Venado Beach.
EditorialMosaic Disk with a Mythological and Historical Scene. Mixtec; Northern Oaxaca, Mexico. Date: 1401-1500. Dimensions: Diam. 30.5 cm (12 in.). Turquoise, earthenware, stucco, spondylus shell, mother of pearl, and iron pyrite, with pigment. Origin: Oaxaca ...
EditorialPendant with Reclining Figure, 8th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Maya, Shell, L. 4 1/4 x W. 3 1/4 in. (10.8 x 8.3 cm), Shell-Ornaments, The main motif on this semicircular pendant is a reclining figure partially cut out, and delicately incised on the i...
EditorialPendant Figure, 2nd century B.C.?A.D. 3rd century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Colima, Colima, Shell (spondylus), H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Shell-Ornaments, Spondylus, the shell of a thorny oyster native to the warm coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean, is a vibr...
EditorialCanine Ornament, 7th?8th century, Guatemala or Mexico, Mesoamerica, Maya, Shell (Spondylus), H. 3 3/4 x W. 2 3/8 x D. 1 in. (9.5 x 6 x 2.5 cm), Shell-Ornaments, This orange shell pendant represents a dog. The dog seems to snarl as it raises its snout t...
EditorialEuropean thorny oyster, Spondylus gaederopus (Subauriculated spondylus, Spondylus goederopus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodder's The Naturalist's Misce...
EditorialDiatoms, seaweed Fucoides targioni, conifer tree Araucaria toucasi, foraminifera in chalk, sea urchin Goniopygus major, mollusk Caprina adversa, ammonite cephalopod Ancyloceras matheronanum, and mollusk Spondylus spinosus. Chromolithograph from Dr. Fr....