Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria
The article reports on forge of triton shell casted from bronze by metal workers in West Africa and mentions that the shell body surface was decorated with parallel lines and crosshatching with sculptures of crickets and flies.
| Published in: | Biblical archaeology review |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Soc.
[2020]
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| In: |
Biblical archaeology review
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| IxTheo Classification: | AF Geography of religion KBN Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
Sculpture
B Ranellidae |
| Summary: | The article reports on forge of triton shell casted from bronze by metal workers in West Africa and mentions that the shell body surface was decorated with parallel lines and crosshatching with sculptures of crickets and flies. |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review
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