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Cast from bronze in the ninth century C.E. and measuring a foot long, this triton shell was forged by some of the earliest metal workers in West Africa. The body of the shell surface is decorated with a network of parallel lines and crosshatchings with relief sculptures of crickets and flies scatter...
| Format: | Electronic Article |
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| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2020
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| In: |
The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2020, Volume: 46, Issue: 5 |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | Cast from bronze in the ninth century C.E. and measuring a foot long, this triton shell was forged by some of the earliest metal workers in West Africa. The body of the shell surface is decorated with a network of parallel lines and crosshatchings with relief sculptures of crickets and flies scattered throughout. The […] |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review
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