This category includes shells that are used to hold pigments. 

Objects: Cosmetic Shells Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
12072B (none) (none) (none) Group: (A) [A.1-.2] Two silver earrings 2 1/2 coils. (B) Cockle shells containing paint: badly broken.
12066B (none) (none) (none) Group: (A) earring silver 2 1/2 coils, decayed. (B) [B and D] Two cockel shells; green paint. (C) [.1-.2] Beads; small lapis double conoids.
12066D (none) (none) (none) Group: (A) earring silver 2 1/2 coils, decayed. (B) [B and D] Two cockel shells; green paint. (C) [.1-.2] Beads; small lapis double conoids.
12078B (none) (none) (none) Group: (A) Beads: lapis lazuli & silver double conoids. (B) Cockle shell; broken; containing paint.
12071B (none) (none) (none) Group: (A) Beads: lapis double conoids; large and small, & 1 large lozenge-shaped (steatite)? bead. (B) Cockle shell, broken containing paint.
12069B (none) 1929,1017.292 (none) Group: (A) Beads. lapis lazuli double conoids; silver double conoids. (B) Cockle shell (broken) containing green paint. (C) Copper pin: hopeless condition.
11710C (none) (none) (none) Group. (A) Copper Pin with fluted head (broken) (B) A quantity of lapis double conoid beads.; (C) Cockle shells with green & blue paint.
12136 (none) (none) (none) Copper cockle shell.
10966A (none) (none) B17185 Cockle-shells. Containing green and white paint, of unusually large size, the biggest being 145mm, across.
10966B (none) (none) B17186 Cockle-shells. Containing green and white paint, of unusually large size, the biggest being 145mm, across.
10966C (none) 1928,1010.230 (none) Cockle-shells. Containing green and white paint, of unusually large size, the biggest being 145mm, across.
10966D (none) 1928,1010.231 (none) Cockle-shells. Containing green and white paint, of unusually large size, the biggest being 145mm, across.
8678 (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. Containing green and red paint.
9799 (none) (none) (none) Cockle Shells. Containing green and black paint.
13787 (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. Containing green, black, yellow, and reddish-brown paint.
8001A (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. (A) [A and D] a pair, containing white pigment. (B) single shell containing green pigment. (C) [C and E] a pair containing yellow pigment.
8001B (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. (A) [A and D] a pair, containing white pigment. (B) single shell containing green pigment. (C) [C and E] a pair containing yellow pigment.
8001C (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. (A) [A and D] a pair, containing white pigment. (B) single shell containing green pigment. (C) [C and E] a pair containing yellow pigment.
8222 (none) (none) B17187 Cockle shells. Five, containing paint. [4 shells under this number in UPM?]
8081 (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. Containing black and green pigment.
8205 (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. A pair. Containing green paint.
8001E (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. (A) [A and D] a pair, containing white pigment. (B) single shell containing green pigment. (C) [C and E] a pair containing yellow pigment.
8001D (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. (A) [A and D] A pair, containing white pigment. (B) Single shell containing green pigment. (C) A pair containing yellow pigment.
12430 (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells containing green pain. Found with the bodies in the death pit.
8468 (none) (none) B17188 Cockle shell. Traces of dark green paint.
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