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A bundle of decorative rings made of tortoiseshell and shell.
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A bundle of seventeen rings linked together: twelve from tortoiseshell and five from shell. The rings are of unequal diameter and shape.\It is most likely that this is not a separate piece of jewelry but a makeshift necklace of earrings and other decorative rings. The open ends of the tortoiseshell rings allow the whole to be disassembled.\See: Van der Sande, Plate XII for images of earrings.
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Title: A bundle of decorative rings made of tortoiseshell and shell.
Description:
A bundle of seventeen rings linked together: twelve from tortoiseshell and five from shell.
The rings are of unequal diameter and shape.
\It is most likely that this is not a separate piece of jewelry but a makeshift necklace of earrings and other decorative rings.
The open ends of the tortoiseshell rings allow the whole to be disassembled.
\See: Van der Sande, Plate XII for images of earrings.
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