Fragment of a shell with a sculpted female head, Iron Age II, ca. 7th century B.C., Levant or Mesopotamia, Shell (Tridacna squamosa), 2 x 3 1/8 in. (5.1 x 7.9 cm), Shell-Vessels, The shell of a species of large clam (Tridacna squamosa), native to the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, and the Persian Gulf, was used to carve a distinctive type of cosmetic container during a short period from the late seventh to the early sixth century B
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Fragment, shell, sculpted female head, Iron Age II, ca, 7th century B.C, Levant, Mesopotamia, Shell, Tridacna squamosa, 2 x 3 1/8, 5.1 7.9 cm, Shell-Vessels, species, large clam, native, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, carve, distinctive type, cosmetic container, short period, late seventh, early sixth, century, B
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