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1. Bivalve shell

Museum number:
4-4784
Culture or time period:
Early Intermediate Period 3A, ancient Peru
Object class:
Shell samples
Collector:
Max Uhle
Collection place:
Grave 23, Ocucaje Site F, Ica Valley

2. Clam shell

Museum number:
6-15520
Object class:
Shell samples
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection place:
Cemetery "NN", Naga-ed-Der, Upper Egypt
Collection date:
1902

3. Fossil

Museum number:
5-7775
Object class:
Fossils and Shell samples
Dimensions:
length 9.4 centimeters
Collector:
John Desmond Clark
Collection place:
Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Collection date:
1963

5. Mussel shell

Museum number:
4-4420
Culture or time period:
Middle Ica 2
Object class:
Shell samples
Collector:
Max Uhle
Collection place:
Chulpaca Site M, Chulpaca, Ica valley

6. Pectau valves (3)

Museum number:
4-9339
Culture or time period:
Middle Horizon, ancient Peru (800–1100 AD)
Object class:
Shell samples
Collector:
Max Uhle
Collection place:
Nieveria, Lima valley, Lima Region

7. Sample

Museum number:
6-1998
Culture or time period:
2nd Dynasty of Egypt (2890–2686 BC) and 3rd Dynasty of Egypt (2686–2125 BC)
Object class:
Shell samples
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection place:
Tomb 3944 (444), Cemetery 3500, Naga-ed-Der
Collection date:
1901

8. Sample

Museum number:
4-4004
Culture or time period:
Inca (1438–1533)
Object class:
Shell samples
Collector:
Max Uhle
Collection place:
Grave 13, Chincha Valley Site E, Chincha valley
Collection date:
September-October 1900

9. Sample

Museum number:
6-19104
Object class:
Shell samples
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection place:
Uncertain site, Egypt

10. Samples

Museum number:
4-2610a
Culture or time period:
Middle Horizon, ancient Peru (800–1100 AD)
Object class:
Shell samples
Collector:
Max Uhle
Collection place:
Moche Site A (Huaca del Sol), Moche valley, La Libertad region