Cosmetic Shells

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)
	(none)	31-17-179B	(none)	(none)	(none)
	13559B	31-16-542A	(none)	(none)	[A-AN] Cockle shells. 30 to 40. Faint traces of paint, greenish, yellow ochre, brown, red.
	12426I	30-12-688D	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] Large gold lunate earring (only one was found on the head: the other was loose in the ground and need not necessarily below = cf. also No.74). [B] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [C] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoid beads. [D] Silver pin with lapis head VI B. [E] Bracelet of tubular gold and lapis beads and carnelian rings (order in field notes). [F] Cockle shells with green paint.
	12426H	30-12-688c	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] Large gold lunate earring (only one was found on the head: the other was loose in the ground and need not necessarily below = cf. also No.74). [B] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [C] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoid beads. [D] Silver pin with lapis head VI B. [E] Bracelet of tubular gold and lapis beads and carnelian rings (order in field notes). [F] Cockle shells with green paint.
	12426G	30-12-688b	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] Large gold lunate earring (only one was found on the head: the other was loose in the ground and need not necessarily below = cf. also No.74). [B] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [C] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoid beads. [D] Silver pin with lapis head VI B. [E] Bracelet of tubular gold and lapis beads and carnelian rings (order in field notes). [F] Cockle shells with green paint.
	12426F	30-12-688	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] Large gold lunate earring (only one was found on the head: the other was loose in the ground and need not necessarily below = cf. also No.74). [B] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [C] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoid beads. [D] Silver pin with lapis head VI B. [E] Bracelet of tubular gold and lapis beads and carnelian rings (order in field notes). [F] Cockle shells with green paint.
	(none)	30-12-110	(none)	B17829	(none)
	7984A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Pair of cockle-shells. Containing white pigment.
	8000	(none)	1928,1009.184	(none)	Three silver cockle shells. One inside the other. The inner one shows signs of a red substance perhaps a pigment. Natural size.
	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.
	8013D	(none)	(none)	B16838	[A and B] Two silver bracelets. Made of three twists of wire. To one of these is attached by corrosion an [C] object of silver apparently containing a cockle shell [D]; the cockle shell has in it green pigment and was covered by a silver shell (broken) thus: [drawing] though it is impossible to say whether the shell is really belonging or only accidentally attached. Various beads are also attached by corrosion to the bracelet and also [E] an eye of lapis with white shell filling.
	8081	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cockle shells. Containing black and green pigment.
	8133A	(none)	(none)	(none)	2 cockle shells. One containing white, the other containing yellow paint [A-B].
	8133B	(none)	(none)	(none)	2 cockle shells. One containing white, the other containing yellow paint. [A-B].
	8138A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 cockle shells. Containing traces of brown and green paint.
	8138B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 cockle shells. Containing traces of brown and green paint.
	8145A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 cockle shells containing green paint.
	8145B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 cockle shells containing green paint.
	8167	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cockle shell. Containing green paint.
	8192	(none)	(none)	B17040	Cockle shell. Containing green paint.
	8205	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cockle shells. A pair. Containing green paint.
	8222	(none)	(none)	B17187	Cockle shells. Five, containing paint. [4 shells under this number in UPM?]
	8281A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Six cockle shells. One containing black paint. Two containing green paint.

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