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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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. |
| 17930C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Burial group. (A) Fragments of twisted hair ribbon. (B) One gold spirally coiled hair ring, hollow lunated ends. (C) Strings of beads on copper wire, alternate steatite and shell painted with gold, terminating in boss of steatite inlaid with shell panels alternately painted yellow. (D) Necklace of gold diamonds, gold ribbed balls, flat lentoid agates, barrel, carnelians, diamond carnelians, and lentoid steatite, etc. Carnelian balls. (E) Copper bowl. |
| 12358A | (none) | 1929,1017.100 | (none) | Canopy (?) Fragments. (A) The mosaic border of the curved bar. (B) The top bar (?) with gold bands, silver plating, mosaic band and shell rings and studs and (C) Staves with copper spearheads mounted with gold foil. |
| 12358B | (none) | 1929,1017.101 | (none) | Canopy (?) Fragments. (A) The mosaic border of the curved bar. (B) The top bar (?) with gold bands, silver plating, mosaic band and shell rings and studs and (C) Staves with copper spearheads mounted with gold foil. |
| 12358E | (none) | 1929,1017.104 | (none) | Canopy (?) Fragments. (A) The mosaic border of the curved bar. (B) The top bar (?) with gold bands, silver plating, mosaic band and shell rings and studs and (C) Staves with copper spearheads mounted with gold foil. |
| 12358F | (none) | 1929,1017.105 | (none) | Canopy (?) Fragments. (A) The mosaic border of the curved bar. (B) The top bar (?) with gold bands, silver plating, mosaic band and shell rings and studs and (C) Staves with copper spearheads mounted with gold foil. |
| 2531 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Carved shell head. Male, shaven. Neck pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2534 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Carved shell mask. Mother-of-pearl. Pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1] |
| 10438A | (none) | 1928,1010.713 | (none) | Chariot For design in general see notes The various parts are: A. Six lions heads in gold with lapis eyes and chests of lapis and shell. These are fixed to a board-edge. B. Small heads of lions and bulls in gold fixed to the top rail with blue and white inlay between them. C. 2 large panthers heads in silver with lapis eyes. D. 2 small lion heads in silver with inlay chests of shell and lapis; from the front of the chariot: with blue and white inlay between. One head completely destroyed. E. Quantities of inlay |
| 10438D | (none) | (none) | (none) | Chariot For design in general see notes The various parts are: A. Six lions heads in gold with lapis eyes and chests of lapis and shell. These are fixed to a board-edge. B. Small heads of lions and bulls in gold fixed to the top rail with blue and white inlay between them. C. 2 large panthers heads in silver with lapis eyes. D. 2 small lion heads in silver with inlay chests of shell and lapis; from the front of the chariot: with blue and white inlay between. One head completely destroyed. E. Quantities of inlay |
| 8519 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot All broken up and shape doubtful: egg-shell ware with a line of light red paint round the shoulder |
| 9989 | (none) | 1928,1010.295 | (none) | Cockle Shell Containing green paint |
| 9271 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cockle shell Containing Peacock Blue Paint |
| 8167 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cockle shell. Containing green paint. |
| 8192 | (none) | (none) | B17040 | Cockle shell. Containing green paint. |
| 8362 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cockle shell. Containing green paint. |
| 10740 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cockle Shell. Containing black paint. |
| 8468 | (none) | (none) | B17188 | Cockle shell. Traces of dark green paint. |
| 12430 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cockle shells containing green pain. Found with the bodies in the death pit. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 8205 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cockle shells. A pair. Containing green paint. |
| 8081 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cockle shells. Containing black and green pigment. |
| 8222 | (none) | (none) | B17187 | Cockle shells. Five, containing paint. [4 shells under this number in UPM?] |