Object type
shell bead
Materials
glycimeris
Technique
carving, polishing
Production date
-3500 / -2200
Seu
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Current location
MASPG
Archaeological site
Llampaies
Township
Saus (Alt Empordà)
Dimensions
35 x 20, 5 x 5,5 mm
Description
Necklace restored from 14 beads of Glycymeris shells from a collective grave located in Llampaies (Saus, Camallera and Llampaies, Alt Empordà) dated in the recent Chalcolithic-early Bronze Age (2700-1850 BC). The necklace is the only item preserved from the grave goods in this collective grave.
© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Omeka ID
3200