Accession No
1955.169.3
Description
Cowrie-shell pendant, split in half to remove the dorsal face and polished.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Palestine; West Bank; Jericho
Period
Pre-Pottery Neolithic
Source
British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem [donor]; Kenyon, Kathleen [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1955.169.3; 1175 [excavation register]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Cowrie Shell
Local Term
Measurements
17mm x 5mm x 29mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Excavated by British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1955.169[.1-3]: 'Two ?Steatite beads, one cowrie.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1955.169[.3]: 'Thin section of cowrie bead.'
Event Date 23/10/2001
Author: Lily Pencliffe
Description (Physical description)
Cowrie-shell pendant, split in half to remove the dorsal face and polished.
Event Date 12/12/2025
Author: Lily Pencliffe
FM:327828
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