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Cowrie

  • Publisher :SAGAR (N.G.O.), Delhi
  • 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
DC Field Value
dc.coverage.spatial Ghuram ( East Punjab )
dc.date.accessioned 2018-08-13T11:51:25Z
dc.date.available 2018-08-13T11:51:25Z
dc.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.
dc.source Dept. of Archaeology, Govt. of Punjab, Chandigarh
dc.format.extent 1.2 cm x 0.8 cm
dc.format.mimetype image/jpeg
dc.identifier.uri http://192.168.1.64:8080/handle/123456789/5654
dc.publisher SAGAR (N.G.O.), Delhi
dc.type Shell
dc.format.medium image
dc.date.recorded 2011-03-31
cdwa.location Archaeological Excavation
dc.format.material Shell

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