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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | (none) | 32-40-338 | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| (none) | 32-40-342 | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| (none) | 33-35-180 | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B17581 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16330 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16331 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16334 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16340 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16344 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16902 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16904 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B17602 | Unknown | |
| 11175A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seals. Shell. [A} A good deal decayed: design of fighting animals. At one end the hole is of normal size: at the other end it is much enlarged and into it is fitted [B] a second cylinder, engraved with rope-net pattern and a bull. |
| (none) | 31-17-156 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| 10556C | (none) | (none) | B17684 | [A] Bull's head. Gold, with lapis hair between the horns and a lapis beard set in silver; the gold horns are tipped with lapis. [B]The body was of wood (see Field Notes) and down the front are [C] shell plaques with engraved mythological scenes |
| 8914J | (none) | (none) | B16970.2 | [A] Handle? A handle of white steatite from which projects a copper rod: strung on the rod are 5 roundels alternately of white shell and black shale: on the rest of the copper rod traces of wood. With this were found [B-N] 13 shell objects like spindle whorls. Possibly the handle and thong-beads of an ornamental whip(?). [drawing 1:2] [drawing 1:1] |
| 8914K | (none) | (none) | B16970.3 | [A] Handle? A handle of white steatite from which projects a copper rod: strung on the rod are 5 roundels alternately of white shell and black shale: on the rest of the copper rod traces of wood. With this were found [B-N] 13 shell objects like spindle whorls. Possibly the handle and thong-beads of an ornamental whip(?). [drawing 1:2] [drawing 1:1] |
| 8914L | (none) | (none) | B16970.4 | [A] Handle? A handle of white steatite from which projects a copper rod: strung on the rod are 5 roundels alternately of white shell and black shale: on the rest of the copper rod traces of wood. With this were found [B-N] 13 shell objects like spindle whorls. Possibly the handle and thong-beads of an ornamental whip(?). [drawing 1:2] [drawing 1:1] |
| 8914M | (none) | (none) | B16970.5 | [A] Handle? A handle of white steatite from which projects a copper rod: strung on the rod are 5 roundels alternately of white shell and black shale: on the rest of the copper rod traces of wood. With this were found [B-N] 13 shell objects like spindle whorls. Possibly the handle and thong-beads of an ornamental whip(?). [drawing 1:2] [drawing 1:1] |
| 8914N | (none) | (none) | B16970.6 | [A] Handle? A handle of white steatite from which projects a copper rod: strung on the rod are 5 roundels alternately of white shell and black shale: on the rest of the copper rod traces of wood. With this were found [B-N] 13 shell objects like spindle whorls. Possibly the handle and thong-beads of an ornamental whip(?). [drawing 1:2] [drawing 1:1] |
| 8914O | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A] Handle? A handle of white steatite from which projects a copper rod: strung on the rod are 5 roundels alternately of white shell and black shale: on the rest of the copper rod traces of wood. With this were found [B-N] 13 shell objects like spindle whorls. Possibly the handle and thong-beads of an ornamental whip(?). [drawing 1:2] [drawing 1:1] |
| 12353A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Harp with [A] inlaid sounding box, mosaic imprints, silver top bar, decorated with a [B] bull's head, beaded, in gold, below which are [C] shell plaques. |
| 12353C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Harp with [A] inlaid sounding box, mosaic imprints, silver top bar, decorated with a [B] bull's head, beaded, in gold, below which are [C] shell plaques. |
| (none) | 30-12-110 | (none) | B17829 | (none) |
| 13559B | 31-16-542A | (none) | (none) | [A-AN] Cockle shells. 30 to 40. Faint traces of paint, greenish, yellow ochre, brown, red. |