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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 19575.6 | (none) | (none) | (none) | [.1-.7] Beads. Carnelian and chalcedony [drawing], carnelian tubes and balls, lapis and marble balls, shell date-shaped : a very large collection : 1 gold |
| 19575.7 | (none) | (none) | (none) | [.1-.7] Beads. Carnelian and chalcedony [drawing], carnelian tubes and balls, lapis and marble balls, shell date-shaped : a very large collection : 1 gold |
| 8345A.1 | (none) | (none) | B17189 | [A and B] 2 cockle shells. Containing green paint. |
| 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. |
| 8013E | (none) | (none) | B16851 | [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. | |
| 12357B | 30-12-702 | (none) | (none) | [A, B] Statues of rams. A pair. With gold heads and legs; lapis horns, eyes and manes; shell fleeces; silver bellies; the plants and flowers gold; mounted on silver stands with pink and white mosaic diaper. The ram stands on his hind legs, the front legs doubled up and shackled to the stems of tall plants whose arrowhead shaped leaves & rosette flowers rise on each side of the head. Gold sockets rising from the shoulder shows that they were supports for something : of this the only possible trace was a white substance, perhaps leather, which lay under the second animal found. The first animal [A] is rather badly broken & the legs & part of the rump are separate but the thickness of the body is preserved : the second [B] is squashed quite flat but keeps its silhouette & only 3 of the flowers are detached. | |
| 12357A | (none) | 1929,1017.1 | (none) | [A, B] Statues of rams. A pair. With gold heads and legs; lapis horns, eyes and manes; shell fleeces; silver bellies; the plants and flowers gold; mounted on silver stands with pink and white mosaic diaper. The ram stands on his hind legs, the front legs doubled up and shackled to the stems of tall plants whose arrowhead shaped leaves & rosette flowers rise on each side of the head. Gold sockets rising from the shoulder shows that they were supports for something : of this the only possible trace was a white substance, perhaps leather, which lay under the second animal found. The first animal [A] is rather badly broken & the legs & part of the rump are separate but the thickness of the body is preserved : the second [B] is squashed quite flat but keeps its silhouette & only 3 of the flowers are detached. | |
| 13559A | (none) | 1930,1213.395 | (none) | [A-AN] Cockle shells. 30 to 40. Faint traces of paint, greenish, yellow ochre, brown, red. |
| 13559B | 31-16-542A | (none) | (none) | [A-AN] Cockle shells. 30 to 40. Faint traces of paint, greenish, yellow ochre, brown, red. |
| 17443A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 amulets. Shell. In shape of human hand. |
| 17443B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 amulets. Shell. In shape of human hand. |
| 9585A | (none) | (none) | B16946 | [A-B] 2 Cockle shells Containing black paint |
| 9585B | (none) | (none) | B16946 | [A-B] 2 Cockle shells Containing black paint. |
| 9597A | (none) | (none) | B16952 | [A-B] 2 Cockle shells One containing black paint |
| 9597B | (none) | (none) | B16952 | [A-B] 2 Cockle shells One containing black paint |
| 10360A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 Cockle shells One containing black paint, the other green paint |
| 10360B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 Cockle shells One containing black paint, the other 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. |
| 8312A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 cockle shells containing traces of [A] green and [B] black pigment respectively. |
| 8312B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 cockle shells containing traces of [A] green and [B] black pigment respectively. |
| 9723A | (none) | (none) | B17025 | [A-B] 2 Cockle Shells Green paint. |
| 9723B | (none) | (none) | B17025 | [A-B] 2 Cockle Shells Green paint. |
| 8499A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 cockle shells. [A] One containing black, [B] the other containing dark green paint. |
| 8499B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 cockle shells. [A] One containing black, [B] the other containing dark green paint. |