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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)
