Accession No

1935.235.2


Description

One shell of the marine bivalve mollusc Mya arenaria, a soft-shell clam. Right valve only, chipped on the posterior edge.


Place

Asia; East Asia; Japan; Kanto; Kanto District


Period


Source

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


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1935.235.2; 2 [Oyama list]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Shell


Local Term


Measurements

103mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
From the shell mounds in Kanto District. Excavated by Kashiwa Oyama, Ohyama Prehistoric Institute. See list in archive (BR3/1/1).
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


Context (Related Documents)
Note on the catalogue card for 1935.235.1-10: 'These are numbers on the list given me - but are not the numbers on the shells.' [The number on the shell does in fact match the number on the Oyama list for shells from the Kanto District. Lizzy Peneycad, 23/10/2023]
Event Date 1935
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1935.235.1-10: 'List of shells. 2. Mya Arenaria (Linn) Japonica Jay'
Event Date 1935
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
One shell of the marine bivalve mollusc Mya arenaria, a soft-shell clam. Right valve only, chipped on the posterior edge.
Event Date 23/10/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


FM:305257

Images (Click to view full size):