Mother of pearl

The hard, pearly, iridescent internal layer of various kinds of mollusk shell, extensively used for making small articles and inlays.

Basics Works of Art

The hard, pearly, iridescent internal layer of various kinds of mollusk shell, extensively used for making small articles and inlays.

Basics Works of Art

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early to mid-20th century

begun c. 526–527

begun c. 526–27, consecrated 547, with later restorations

540s

c. 1697–1701

c. 15th–16th century

c. 1550–1500 B.C.E.

c. 1698

late 17th century

late 17th century

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