© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Omeka ID 3200
Llampaies

shell bead

MAC GIR-014797-014809

Object type
shell bead
Production date
-3500 / -2200
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Culture
-
Discovery location
Llampaies
Materials
glycimeris
Township
Saus (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Girona, Alt Empordà)
Technique
carving, polishing
Where is it?
MASPG
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.