/internal/media/dispatcher/24568/full32101Triton shellRitualTarxien phase, Late Neolithic3800-2000 BC-3800-2000Half gastropod shell used for a scoop; white with pale orange-pink colourings; carefully cut and shaped into elegant scoop shape.Xagħra Circle "Shrine deposit"(W) 8 x (L) 11.5 cmGozo Museum of ArchaeologyGozo Museum of Archaeology, Ground Floor, Room 2 - Neolithic, Showcase 3SF876321011Triton shellMalone, Caroline, et al. Mortuary customs in prehistoric Malta. Excavations at the Brochtorff Circle at Xagħra (1987-94). McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, 2009. 271, 443.Heritage Malta1399Charonia (triton) shellWorked shell