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Cowrie shell from shipwreck
Cowrie shell (Cypraea moneta Linnaeus/ money cowrie) of Indian Ocean/ Pacific origin, widely disseminated as indigenous currency. From the wreck of an unidentified merchantman circa 1780-1815, found in the South Edinburgh Channel, Thames Estuary.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0669 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Cowrie shell |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | ca.1780-1815 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 13 x 20 x 10 mm |
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