A rare Phoenician Carved Tridacna Shell with Bird's Head, ca. 630 - 580 BCE Jewelry - Pendants Dimensions: Max length: 1

Dimensions:   Max length: 1

thereafter private NJ collection

the setting constructed from a strip of gold foil wrapped around the sides of the stone and folded over the edges of the bezel's base so the underside could be seen

The wide rim of this small pot meant that small crumbs of this precious product

Perth WA2002 Paintings from Yuendumu

A rare Phoenician Carved Tridacna Shell with Bird's Head, ca. 630 - 580 BCE Jewelry - Pendants Dimensions: Max length: 1This shell, carved from Tridacna squamosa, a type of giant saltwater clam that flourished in the warm waters of the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, was used to carve a distinctive type of cosmetic container for a short period between the late seventh and the early sixth century BCE The elongated form has a deeply fluted exterior and a concave interior, the umbo (the protrusion at the top of the shell) is simply but powerfully carved in the form of a