Description :Trench: V to X, Stratum: Layer 2
Cowrie is a small shell. It has a egg shape. It has a hump on one of its side and other side has a hilts like opening having toothed edges. Surface is smooth and lusty and colour is cream. It was used as currency, dice game, and extensively in jewelery by both men and women.
Source :Dept. of Archaeology, Govt. of Punjab, Chandigarh
Type :Shell
Received From :National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities
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Value
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Ghuram ( East Punjab )
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2018-08-13T11:51:25Z
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2018-08-13T11:51:25Z
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Trench: V to X, Stratum: Layer 2
Cowrie is a small shell. It has a egg shape. It has a hump on one of its side and other side has a hilts like opening having toothed edges. Surface is smooth and lusty and colour is cream. It was used as currency, dice game, and extensively in jewelery by both men and women.