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2003.9.258.3

Dye shell. White murex shell, spiral with fluted projections and a ridged surface. [EH [OPS Move] 5/5/2017]

2003.9.258.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Dye shell. White murex shell, spiral with fluted projections and a ridged surface. [EH [OPS Move] 5/5/2017]
Geographical reference
Oman
Asia > Western Asia > Oman
Ash Sharqiyah Hilf Masirah
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Gigi Crocker Jones
PRM source Gigi Crocker Jones
Date / Period
Date made: Before 2003
Date collected
By 2003
Acquisition information
Donated: 2003
Materials and processes
Material Shell
Dimensions
Depth: max 61 mm, Width: max 69 mm, Length: max 80 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2003.9.258.3 Other numbers: No field collector's number
Research and responses

More information on Murex shells - see record 2003.9.258 .1 [RJ 26/3/2003]

Search terms: Specimen, Textile, Animalia, Shell, Dye

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