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Tortoise Cave copper pendant

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Description

ObjectMaterialType: 

  • Copper

Colours: 

  • Copper

DistinguishingFeatures: 

Green staining

TypeValueUnit
43.00
18.00

DimensionComment: 

teardrop or leaf shape.
History

AgeComment: 

Colonial period copper work at the site. No firm date known.

Collector: 

Iziko Museums of South Africa: Archaeology

CollectorComment: 

Object excavated by John Parkington and curated by Iziko.

Provenance: 

Tortoise Cave, a rock shelter from south-west coast of the Western Cape

ReferenceList: 

 
 

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