Raw Material

63-5-997

From: Iran | Hasanlu

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number 63-5-997
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iran | Hasanlu
Archaeology Area R24 (3)[3]/120\
Section Near Eastern
Materials Shell
Description

Four burnt shells: one Conus species, one Cerithrum species, one Clanculus pharaonius Linne (a very attractive bright red beaded snail that lives along the coast of Arabia from the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf), and one Nassarius species. Identified by Dr. Tucker Abbott (Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia).

Credit Line The Hasanlu Project; Robert H. Dyson Jr., 1962
Other Number HAS62-S76 - Field No SF

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