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Object Number 43-18-40/5871
Display Title String of 37 shell beads
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shell, beads, strung on fiber
Classification
  • Bead
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / France / <State> / <County> / <City> / Grotte de l'Estaque
Additional Geographic Terms Bouches du Rhone
Materials Shell Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 1.8 x 5.5 x 0.8 cm (11/16 x 2 3/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 37
Label on object 43-18-40/5871

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