Necklace Shell Bead from Cro-Magnon, France

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Donor Name
Edward Lartet
A set of ten Littorina (periwinkle or winkle) sea snail shell beads from Cro-Magnon, France. These beads, which are approximately 30,000 years old, were drilled and would have been strung together as a necklace. Some shells have traces of ocher, a clue they were colored with pigment.
Record Last Modified
29 Apr 2022
Specimen Count
10
Culture
Aurignacian
Accession Date
26 Apr 1869
Accession Number
001529
USNM Number
A8129-0
Object Type
Bead
Place
Dordogne, France, Europe
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Topic
Archaeology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8315033
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37a171934-a995-4ba1-bda0-1d9bb23927cd
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