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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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. |
| 8378D | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-F] Cockle shells. 3 pairs. Containing paints. |
| 8378E | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-F] Cockle shells. 3 pairs. Containing paints. |
| 8378F | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-F] Cockle shells. 3 pairs. Containing paints. |
| 12367H | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A.1-.2] Silver wire spiral coil earrings, 2. [B] Necklace of lapis and gold double conoid beads. [C] Necklace of lapis lentoid beads. [D] Copper pin with lapis ball head type V B. [E-F] Two copper pins, plain [G] Copper razor (?). [H] Cockle shells with green paint. |
| 15369G | 31-17-44 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Rings of white shell, a great quantity found forming 4 strings round the neck | |
| 17842K | 32-40-242 | (none) | (none) | Beads. A mixed lot. 192 carnelian bugles. 56 carnelian double conoids, lentoids and barrels. 11 large carnelian double conoids and facetted lentoids. 421 carnelian rings. 81 larger carnelian rings. 41 glazed frit balls. 43 lapis lazuli, rings, bugles, ovoids, small mixed beads, apatite (?) quartzite, shell, agate and crystal. | |
| 6128B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-K] 11 small shells. E. |
| 6128C | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-K] 11 small shells. E. |
| 6128D | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-K] 11 small shells. E. |
| 6128E | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-K] 11 small shells. E. |
| 6128F | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-K] 11 small shells. E. |
| 6128G | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-K] 11 small shells. E. |
| 6128H | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-K] 11 small shells. E. |
| 6128I | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-K] 11 small shells. E. |
| 6128J | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-K] 11 small shells. E. |
| 6128K | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-K] 11 small shells. E. |
| 10577A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bull's head Copper From wooden statue. Down the front from neck to feet ran a band of 3 shell plaques with engraved scenes: (A) Man holding two leopards, (B) 2 goats rampant, (C) a lion fighting a bull. The Bulls eyes are of shell and lapis. |
| 10577B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bull's head Copper From wooden statue. Down the front from neck to feet ran a band of 3 shell plaques with engraved scenes: (A) Man holding two leopards, (B) 2 goats rampant, (C) a lion fighting a bull. The Bulls eyes are of shell and lapis. |
| 10577C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bull's head Copper From wooden statue. Down the front from neck to feet ran a band of 3 shell plaques with engraved scenes: (A) Man holding two leopards, (B) 2 goats rampant, (C) a lion fighting a bull. The Bulls eyes are of shell and lapis. |
| 10820H | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tomb Group. A. [A and G] 2 silver earrings, 2 1/2 coils. 1-broken and part missing. B. [B and H] 2 cockle shells with green paint (both broken) C. Broken silver finger ring, 4 strands of wire, the 2 middle strands spiral. Part missing. D. Large shell of the type used to serve as a lamp. Badly broken. E. Few silver double conoids, a few lapis and remains of glazed frit ring beads. F. A copper pin with a copper ball head. Badly broken. Type V. |
| 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. |
| 8327B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-L] Cockle shells. 12 in all. Containing green and other paints. |
| 8327C | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-L] Cockle shells. 12 in all. Containing green and other paints. |
| 8327D | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-L] Cockle shells. 12 in all. Containing green and other paints. |