| Identification | |
| Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम |
M S University of Baroda |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | UM-MSU-GJ-357244 |
| Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम |
Cowrie Shell |
| Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म | Utilitarian - बहु उपयोगी |
| Dynasty /वंश | Maitraka - मैत्रक |
| Period / तारीख/युग | Early - History - प्रारम्भिक इतिहास |
| Style / शैली | Maitraka - मैत्रक |
| Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र | VALLABHIPUR, VLB - 80, B B - 3 , Layer ⑨, Depth 1.90 m |
| Material / सामग्री | Shell - शंख |
| Sub Material / उप.सामग्री | NA |
| Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है। | Reserve Collection |
| State/UT राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र |
Gujarat |
| Measurement/Weight माप/वजन |
|
| Length(cm) / लंबाई | 1.363 |
| Width(cm) / चौड़ाई | 0.0 |
| Height(cm) / ऊंचाई | |
| Weight(gm) / भार | 10.81 |
| Diameter(cm) /व्यास | |
| Thickness(cm)/मोटाई | 0.842 |
| Depth(cm) /गहराई | |
| Description / विवरण | |
| Description / विवरण | The cowrie shell is intact, with its central prominent groove and convex back. The shell is pale white in color and has smooth surface. The shell was used variously as ornament. Decorative piece toy or gamesman and also as votive or sacred object since the historic period. |
| Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह | |
| Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र | |
| Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था | |
| Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण | Fair |
| Source | |
| From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान | NA |
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