Mayan "Death Head" Marine Shell Tinklers

MAYAN MARINE
SHELL TINKLERS
LATE PRECLASSIC--POSTCLASSIC PERIOD
a.d. 100---a.d. 950
BELIZE OR GUATEMALA
PRIVATE COLLECTION
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These four "death head" marine Oliva shell tinklers

were probably suspended around the neck, possibly

with other beads on a necklace. They were all drilled

on both sides at the top and a portion of the spiral on

the bottom was ground or cut away. The largest shell

in this group measures 1 15/16 inches (4.9 cm) long.
COPYRIGHT APRIL 30, 2003 PETER A. BOSTROM

4 Mayan "death head" marine Oliva shell tinklers.