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1976.11.5

Amulet or ear pendant of Euhoplites Lautus

1976.11.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet or ear pendant of Euhoplites Lautus
Long description
Amulet or ear pendant of Euhoplites Lautus (J. Sowerby) preserved in pyrites from Gault (Middle Albian) (according to Dr M.K. Howarth). Mounted with gilding or pinchbeck wire for suspension?
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Miss E.J. Begg
PRM source Kenneth Page Oakley
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1976
Date collected
By 1976
Acquisition information
Donated: 1976
Materials and processes
Material Pyrite Stone, Material Fossil, Material Gilt Metal, Process Gilded
Dimensions
Length 21 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1976.11.5
Research and responses

http://www.gaultammonite.co.uk/Pages/Gault_Stratigraphy_files/Euhoplites_lautus_Zone.htm shows an image of this fossil [AP 29/09/2006]

Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Geology, Animalia, Plant, Specimen, Fossil, Amulet, Ear Ornament

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