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Carter No.: 620(85)

Handlist description: Cake of greenish-blue pigment in bivalve shell

Card/Transcription No.: 620(85) 


620-85


Cake of greenish-blue pigment in bivalve shell.
The material has a rounded top and rounded corners and has
probably been used.
Without disfiguring the specimen it is impossible to take a
sample for detailed examination. It seems probable however that
the material is an artificial frit.
Dimensions of shell
Greatest length: 6.3 cms
Greatest breadth: 3.0 cms
Dimensions of Cake of Colour
Length 4.2 cms
Breadth 2.0 cms
Card no. 620(85) relating to Carter no. 620(85)
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