Accession No
1936.481 A
Description
Circular ornament made from the shell of a queen conch (Strombus Gigas). Flat in profile with one smooth face and the natural shell exterior on the other.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Kitts
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [monetary donor]; Archer-Sherpherd, Laurence (Rev) [collector and vendor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1936.481 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Strombus Gigas
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Other owners)
Bought from Rev. Archer-Shepherd. Collected (or purchased) in 1935.
Event Date 1935
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Sliced, and polished on one side.
Event Date 19/08/2003
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Circular ornament made from the shell of a queen conch (Strombus Gigas). Flat in profile with one smooth face and the natural shell exterior on the other.
Event Date 10/6/2024
Author: Aedan Jones
FM:137855
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