A rare Phoenician Carved Tridacna Shell with Bird's Head, ca. 630 - 580 BCE Jewelry - Pendants Dimensions: Max length: 1

Dimensions:   Max length: 1

Australian Art Collector MagazineSelected Solo Exhibitions2008 Judy Watson Napangardi

thereafter private NJ collection

and ability to hold an object securely in place

the setting constructed from a strip of gold foil wrapped around the sides of the stone and folded over the edges of the bezel's base so the underside could be seen

A rare Phoenician Carved Tridacna Shell with Bird's Head, ca. 630 - 580 BCE Jewelry - Pendants Dimensions: Max length: 1This shell, carved from Tridacna squamosa, a type of giant saltwater clam that flourished in the warm waters of the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, was used to carve a distinctive type of cosmetic container for a short period between the late seventh and the early sixth century BCE The elongated form has a deeply fluted exterior and a concave interior, the umbo (the protrusion at the top of the shell) is simply but powerfully carved in the form of a