Lot 8159
Lot 8159
FOUR SMALL COWRIE SHELLS

CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD (CIRCA 6500-1700 BC)

    Price Realised USD 250
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    FOUR SMALL COWRIE SHELLS

    CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD (CIRCA 6500-1700 BC)

    Price Realised USD 250
    Price Realised USD 250
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    FOUR SMALL COWRIE SHELLS
    CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD (CIRCA 6500-1700 BC)
    Three now completely altered and opaque, the fourth with some green staining and polished; together with a shell circular ornament or button with one convex side and a central aperture
    Largest shell 1 in. (2.5 cm.) long; ornament 1 ¼ in. (3.2 cm.) wide

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    The shells: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 2000.
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