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Image Not Available for 90 pieces of shell (ostrich)
90 pieces of shell (ostrich)
Image Not Available for 90 pieces of shell (ostrich)
Object Number 60-30-50/10377
Display Title 90 pieces of shell (ostrich)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, ostrich egg shell fragments, some red and green pigment-colored
Classification
  • Egg Shell
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic
  • Post Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Libya
Additional Geographic Terms Libyan-Sahara Desert, southwest
Materials Eggshell
Dimensions Overall: 3.7 x 2.4 x 0.5 cm (1 7/16 x 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 90
Label on object 60-30-50/10377

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