File:British Museum Middle east 14022019 Necklace Obsidian beads and cowrie shells Halaf period 3645.jpg
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English: Necklace, obsidian beads and cowrie shells, from Arpachiyah, Halaf period, 5600-5200 BC.
British Museum, room 56, ME 127814. This necklace is made from exotic goods : obsidian beads from Turkey ( one of them made of dark clay ) and cowrie shells from the Persian Gulf, originally coloured with red ochre. |
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