Pinctada margaritifera box from Viminacium

A Pinctada margaritifera box was unearthed at Viminacium in 1985, at the site of Pe}ine, in a grave containing cremated remains. It was made from the shell of a pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera), an exotic clam whose habitat is tropical seas: the Indo-Pacific region, the Persian Gulf, a...

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Published in:	Starinar
Main Author:	Spasić-Đurić Dragana Lj.
Format:	Article
Language:	German
Published:	Institute of Archaeology, Belgrade, Serbia 2017-01-01
Subjects:	Aphrodite/Venus initiation Cyprus lustration shell pars pro toto Pinctada margaritifera Viminacium clam
Online Access:	http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0241/2017/0350-02411767075S.pdf