Necklace Shell Bead from Cro-Magnon, France

Object Details

Notes
A set of ten Littorina (periwinkle or winkle) sea snail shell beads from Cro-Magnon, France. These beads, which are approximately 30,000 years old, were drilled and would have been strung together as a necklace. Some shells have traces of ocher, a clue they were colored with pigment.
Record Last Modified
29 Apr 2022
Specimen Count
10
Accession Date
26 Apr 1869
Donor Name
Edward Lartet
Place
Dordogne, France, Europe
Topic
Archaeology
Culture
Aurignacian
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Data Source
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Accession Number
001529
USNM Number
A8129-0
Object Type
Bead
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8315033
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37a171934-a995-4ba1-bda0-1d9bb23927cd

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