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Pendant?
Pendant?
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Pendant?

Date5900-700 BC
PeriodPrehistoric
Classification(s)
Object TypePendant?
Registration Number32142
DescriptionPreviously described as an animal tooth, this object could be a worked shell item formed from the undulating lip of a gastropod.Material
Shell/bone? 
Technique
Worked shell/bone?
Dimensions(L) 5.0 cmCuratorial RemarksThis item is comparable to object no. 32141.ProvenanceĠgantija North Cave
Alternate ID Numbers
  • HM Object Number 32142
  • Other HM Registration Number G(NC)/B
Public Access
On view
Location
  •   Gozo Museum of Archaeology, Ground Floor, Room 2 - Neolithic, Showcase 3
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