Shell cowrie, China. 1937.179.4152

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1937.179.4152

Physical Description

  • Axis: 0

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Exchange valuable
  • Denomination: cowrie
  • Material: Shell

  • Geographic

    • Region: China
    • Locality: uncertain

  • Obverse

    • Type: shell teeth

  • Reverse

    • Type: dorsal side whole, worn to show purple

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1937.179.4152
  • Department: East Asian
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Gift of Miss Frances S. Reilly: Coll. of her father John Reilly Jr.

Notes

  • Cyprea moneta

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined