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Clamshells and Crab

Title	Clamshells and Crab
Date	19th century 19th century
Medium	Ivory
Classification	Netsuke
Origin	Japan Japan
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Mineralogy & geology

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