shell necklace

MAC GIR-107294
Object type necklace
Culture/period Prehistory
Materials shell, bone
Technique carving
Mint
Production date -19000 / -16000
Current location MASPG
Archaeological site Cau de les Goges
Township Sant Julià de Ramis (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Girona, Gironès)
Dimensions 160 x 6 mm
Description
Necklace made from mollusc shells in the Dentaliidae (Dentalium) and Turbinidae (Turbo) families and a pierced deer canine tooth. It is made up of 28 Dentalium shells, together with nine Turbo snail shells and the deer tooth, also perforated.
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© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Omeka ID 224