Shell
The hard protective outer case of a mollusk or an egg. Can be used for inlays, decoration, or for holding pigments or makeup.
The hard protective outer case of a mollusk or an egg. Can be used for inlays, decoration, or for holding pigments or makeup.
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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 19167 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Amulet. Shell. In the form of a claw. [drawing 1:1] |
| 17115 | (none) | 1931,1010.85 | (none) | Amulet. Mother-of-pearl. In the form of a human hand (thumb broken off) |
| 1621 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Amulet. Pig's head. Pierced between ears for suspension. [drawing 1:1] |
| 17610 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Amulet. Pig's head; in shell. [drawing 1:1] |
| 16118 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Amulet. Puzuzu head. White shell |
| 7594 | (none) | 1928,1009.145 | (none) | Amulet. Ram's head. Shell. White. [drawing 1:1] |
| 7558 | (none) | 1928,1009.144 | (none) | Amulet. Ram's head. Shell. White. [drawing 1:1] |
| 17109 | (none) | 1931,1010.84 | (none) | Amulet. Shell in form of a human hand [drawing 1:1] |
| 18329 | (none) | 1933,1013.89 | (none) | Amulet. Shell in form of an open human hand. |
| 17611 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Amulet. Shell. Clenched right hand with 5 fingers [drawing 1:1] |
| 17918 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Amulet. Shell. Duck. [drawing 1:1] |
| 18499 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Amulet. Shell. Fish. (the mouth broken away) [drawing 1:1] |
| 16190 | 31-43-8 | (none) | (none) | Amulet. Shell. Flattened double conoid. Engraved with design of snaked(?) | |
| 18290 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Amulet. Shell. Puzuzu head. |
| 18231 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Amulet. Shell. Puzuzu head. [drawing 1:1] |
| 18255 | 33-35-166 | (none) | (none) | Amulet. Shell. Puzuzu head. [drawing] | |
| 17870 | 32-40-310 | (none) | (none) | Amulet. White shell. In the form of a flying bird (one wing missing) [drawing 1:1] | |
| 2509 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Amulet. White shell. Lion? Or bull? Roughly carved. [drawing 1:1] |
| 18693A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Amulets. Shell. In the shape of a human hand. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) The open hand. (B) Clenched hand. |
| 18693B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Amulets. Shell. In the shape of a human hand.[CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) The open hand. (B) Clenched hand. |
| 9997 | (none) | 1935,0113.434 | (none) | Bead Small double conoids of silver and lapis |
| 18862 | (none) | 1935,0112.57 | (none) | Bead, half of: flattened date-shaped, carnelian, artifcially bleached white all over (the bleaching has penetrated deep into the stone) and then etched with a black pattern. [drawing 1:1] |
| 9783 | (none) | (none) | B17677 | Beads 14 gold ring spacers and a quantity of small lapis beads and carnelian rings: for order see Field Notes. With them are mixed the smaller lapis beads mentioned in the Field Notes as probably belonging to the headdress. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 9281 | (none) | 1928,1009.66 | (none) | Beads Small double conoids of gold and lapis One large lapis bead with gold cap and a gold wire let into it spirally one square shell bead & one carnelian bugle. |
| 8044 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Small rings of green glazed frit, A few lapis beads One carnelian One shell |