| Identification | |
| Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम |
Department of Archaeology, Govt. of Punjab, Chandigarh |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | GM-DAG-PB-1092587 |
| Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम |
Cowrie |
| Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म | Miscellaneous & Unidentified- विविध एवं अज्ञात |
| Dynasty /वंश | N.A - उपलब्ध नहीं |
| Period / तारीख/युग | N.A - उपलब्ध नहीं |
| Style / शैली | N.A. - उपलब्ध नहीं |
| Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र | Village Ghuram East Punjab |
| Material / सामग्री | Shell - शंख |
| Sub Material / उप.सामग्री | NA |
| Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है। | Store |
| State/UT राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र |
Punjab |
| Measurement/Weight माप/वजन |
|
| Length(cm) / लंबाई | 1.2 |
| Width(cm) / चौड़ाई | 0.0 |
| Height(cm) / ऊंचाई | |
| Weight(gm) / भार | 0.0 |
| Diameter(cm) /व्यास | 0.9 |
| Thickness(cm)/मोटाई | |
| Depth(cm) /गहराई | |
| Description / विवरण | |
| Description / विवरण | Trench V to X, Depth 1.40 mbs, Stratum Layer 2 Cowrie is a shell. It is very small in size. It has a silt like opening on one side having toothed edges and the other side is broken out. It was used for ornamentation by both men and women. Surface is smooth and appearance is of cream colour. |
| Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह | |
| Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र | |
| Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था | |
| Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण | Deposition of dust. |
| Source | |
| From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान | N.A. |
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