Accession No

Z 25532 F


Description

Two white shell buttons. Plano-convex in shape with two piercings on the flat face.


Place

Europe; Southern Europe; Malta; Hal Tarxien


Period

?Neolithic ?Bronze Age


Source

Murray, Margaret Alice (Dr) [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 25532 F


Cultural Affliation


Material

Shell


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten note in black ink found with objects reads:'fragment of button. Stone age. Tarxien' with a sketch drawing.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


Context (Related Documents)
Small red cylindrical container containing buttons marked in black ink on lid: 'B Fig 1'.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 25532 F-G: 'Buttons - two whole (approx 1 cm and .5 cm in diameter) and one fragment, all white ?shell.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Related Documents)
Box containing Z 25532 A-G marked on lid in black ink:
'Miss M. Murray
University College
Gower Street
LONDON

Beads from the temple of Hal Tarxien, Malta'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


Description (Physical description)
Two white shell buttons. Plano-convex in shape with two piercings on the flat face.
Event Date 25/3/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou


FM:311163

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