Cowrie Shell
81-6-209
From: Jordan | Baq'ah Valley
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | 81-6-209 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Jordan | Baq'ah Valley |
Archaeology Area | Field IV: Rujm al-Henu (W) |
Locus | Locus 2, Pail 8, IV.3.8 |
Period | Iron Age IIC |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Cowrie Shell |
Description | Back shaved off. Flatter than Cave A4 cowries suggesting different species. [information from catalogue card] "Cypraea Moneta or Monetaria" [written on box in which piece was found] |
Credit Line | Baq'ah Valley (Jordan) Project, Patrick McGovern, 1981 |
Other Number | B80.IV.18 - Field No SF | Date excavated: 6-16-1980 - Other Number |
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