Sumerian Shell Bangle

Description

4th-3rd millennium B.C. Creamy-white annular panel, domed in section, cut from a shell plate. For similar see Higham, C., Early Cultures of Mainland Southeast Asia, burial 26. 36.7 grams, 89 mm (3 1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.

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