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Six cowrie shells; some silver stained.
Illustration: No

Details

ID
HUMFA_29-12-240g (2)
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_29-12-240g(2); 29-12-240g (2); HUMFA_29-12-240g (2)
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Jewelry & adornment-Miscellaneous
Entry Date
[12/13/1929]
Title
Cowrie shells
Medium
Shell
Dimensions
Length: average: 1.4 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 7762 S, small body in coffin, left wrist and fingers on left hand
Remarks
Coffin and mummy (29-12-240) were removed from burial chamber on December 13 (see diary Vol.24.p.1000).

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