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Carter No.: 620(79)

Handlist description: Black pigment in shell (bivalve)

Card/Transcription No.: 620(79) 


620-79


Black Pigment in Shell (Bivalve)


This material is so contaminated with decayed leather, insect
excreta and dirt that it is impossible to say what its original
nature was, but presumably it was some form of carbon.
Dimensions of Shell
Length 6.7 cms
Breadth 3.3 cms
Card no. 620(79) relating to Carter no. 620(79)
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