Description :Trench: V to X, Stratum: Layer 2
Cowrie is a small shell. It has a egg shape. It has broken from a side and other side has a silth like opening having toothed edges. Surface is smooth and lusty and colour is cream. It was used as currency, dice game, and extensively in jewelry 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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2018-08-13T11:56:15Z
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2018-08-13T11:56:15Z
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Trench: V to X, Stratum: Layer 2
Cowrie is a small shell. It has a egg shape. It has broken from a side and other side has a silth like opening having toothed edges. Surface is smooth and lusty and colour is cream. It was used as currency, dice game, and extensively in jewelry by both men and women.