Object register page:
Large pill box (9 cm in diameter) full of cowrie shells and another type of univalve shell; small holes broken in all apparently for suspension. Illustration: Yes
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- ID
- HUMFA_29-12-16
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Miscellaneous
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- Findspot
- Debris on top of mastaba G 7754
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- Material
- Shell
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- Dimensions
- Length: cowrie shell, average: 1.5 - 2.1 cm; univalve shell, average: 1.3 cm
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Date of Register Entry
- 12/01/1929
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
Name of this image
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