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Object Number
43-18-40/5872
Display Title
String of 38 shells
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, beads, white, strung on fiber
Classification
- Bead
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
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France
/
<State>
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<County>
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<City>
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Grotte de l'Estaque
Additional Geographic Terms
Bouches du Rhone
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 1.3 x 5 x 0.7 cm (1/2 x 1 15/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
38
Label on object
43-18-40/5872
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| |
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|
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