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Shell
The object was probably used as a clothing utensil or as head, neck or arm jewellery. The unmarked impression visible on the inside of the pendant indicates that the entire mould was constructed from spirally laid wax threads. Quilter (2000: 185, Fig. 9.5) illustrates ten similar shells from the Keith collection, which embody both upper and lower shells. (Künne 2005)
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Object type
Gold pendant
Dimensions
Weight: 5,8 g
Height: 1,7 cm
Depth: 0,5 cm
Width: 2,2 cm
Height: 1,7 cm
Depth: 0,5 cm
Width: 2,2 cm
Material/Technique
Alloy (copper), Alloy (gold)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 34195
Provenance and sources
when
400 - 900
where
Costa Rica
San José [Provinz]
Pérez Zeledón [Kanton]
El General [Ort]
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