Accession No

TEMP.02412.1-3


Description

Three small shells of bivalve molluscs, probably marine clams. One shell with a green-brown surface colour. One narrower shell with a yellow-brown surface colour. One very wide shell that is white with a brown stripe along one edge.


Place

?Asia; ?East Asia; ?Japan; ?Kanto; ?Kanto District


Period


Source

?Seligman, Charles Gabriel (Professor) [donor]; ?Oyama, Kashiwa (Prince) [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

TEMP.02412.1-3; MAA: ?1935.235.6


Cultural Affliation


Material

Shell


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Three small shells of bivalve molluscs, probably marine clams. One shell with a green-brown surface colour. One narrower shell with a yellow-brown surface colour. One very wide shell that is white with a brown stripe along one edge.
Event Date 23/10/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


Context (Amendments / updates)
These three shells were found with 1935.235.1-10. The shells are not marked with an accession number, and do not appear to be listed on the catalogue card for 1935.235. The shells also have a different appearance to 1935.235.1-10; the surface colouration is preserved, which suggests that the shells are more likely to be modern than archaeological. The decision was therefore taken to assign the shells a temporary accession number. The place and source of the shells is uncertain.
Event Date 23/10/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


FM:305252

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