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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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The hard outer covering or case of an animal, mollusk, insect, nut, or egg.  
 
The hard outer covering or case of an animal, mollusk, insect, nut, or egg.  
  
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shells; seashell; tortoiseshell; eggshell; coquille (Fr.)
 
shells; seashell; tortoiseshell; eggshell; coquille (Fr.)
  
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
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== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
 
  
 
* Oppi Untracht, ''Jewelry Concepts and Technology'', Doubleday & Co., Inc., New York City, 1985
 
* Oppi Untracht, ''Jewelry Concepts and Technology'', Doubleday & Co., Inc., New York City, 1985
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* A.Lucas, J.R.Harris, ''Ancient Egyptian Materials and Industries'', Edward Arnold Publishers Ltd., London, 4th edition, 1962
 
* A.Lucas, J.R.Harris, ''Ancient Egyptian Materials and Industries'', Edward Arnold Publishers Ltd., London, 4th edition, 1962
  
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
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* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http ://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Revision as of 15:44, 30 May 2022


MFA# 1988.1214

Description

[[File:1994.420-SC1902.jpg|thumb|
MFA# 1994.420] The hard outer covering or case of an animal, mollusk, insect, nut, or egg.

For more information see Eggshell, Seashell, Oyster shell, Tortoiseshell, and walnut shell.

Synonyms and Related Terms

shells; seashell; tortoiseshell; eggshell; coquille (Fr.)

Resources and Citations

  • Oppi Untracht, Jewelry Concepts and Technology, Doubleday & Co., Inc., New York City, 1985
  • Jack Odgen, Jewellery of the Ancient World, Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982
  • A.Lucas, J.R.Harris, Ancient Egyptian Materials and Industries, Edward Arnold Publishers Ltd., London, 4th edition, 1962
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http ://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

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