Paperweight

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Paperweight by unidentified artist is a black and white image of a sculpture. The sculpture is shaped like a shell with a fish on top. The shell has a textured surface featuring a diamond pattern on the bottom half and smooth, wavy lines on the top half. The fish on top appears to have a curled tail and fins, with a smooth surface. A small number '568' is carved into the bottom-right corner of the sculpture. The background of the image is a plain gray color, and there is a small ruler or measuring scale at the bottom.