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Flat Crystalized Bone or Jadeite Cowrie - China Another bone cowry with two small holes and clear-cut grooves. The structure … although it was acquired as a bone cowrie imitation, I thought at first … Moneta Sep 8, 2007

China - Green Bone imitation cowrie, encased Here's another green bone cowrie, this one encased in China. The label states … dynasty] Shanxi Bone Shell." This is 40.1 x 12.2 mm and weighs … Moneta Apr 6, 2024

China - Green Bone imitation cowrie Green bone cowries are scarcer than natural colored ones and are often well carved … Moneta Apr 6, 2024

China - Split Domed Bone Cowrie … Collection. This nicely toned brown bone with a prominent … Moneta Jun 27, 2022

Chine - Brown Bone Cowrie Money … Collection. A nicely domed brown bone cowrie that's 21.5 x 15.5 mm. Cabachon … Moneta Jun 27, 2022

China - Green Bone Cowrie Money … Collection. This excellent green bone cowrie (stained by the bronze burial vessel … Moneta Jun 27, 2022

China - Bone Cowrie … medium size, an unusual green bone cowrie … Moneta Jun 27, 2022

Chine - Bone Cowrie … Collection. Nicely made bone that's 19 x 14.9 mm. Note central beveled groove … Moneta Jun 27, 2022

China - Black Bone Imitation Cowrie … another fine example of a black bone imitation cowrie. Hartill … Moneta May 3, 2022

China - Black Bone Imitation Cowrie … Collection. Here a well domed bone imitation cowrie has taken on the black characteristics … Moneta May 3, 2022

China - Green Bone Imitation Cowrie … Collection. Like natural cowries, green bone imitation types are rarely encountered when they were … Moneta May 3, 2022

CHINA - Bone Cowries x3 … weighs 2.22 g. Bone cowries are fairly common and preserve well … Moneta May 25, 2021

Ancient Chinese Bone Cowrie This is a flatter variety of bone cowry, two holes with large aperatures … Moneta Sep 9, 2007

Flat Bone Cowry - double holed … good amount of workmanship. The bone here has translucent qualities. The double hole type … Moneta Sep 8, 2007

Flat Bone Cowrie - unholed … very flat bone types may have been used as grave items that didn … Moneta Sep 8, 2007

China - Gray Bone Cowrie Money Moneta Jun 27, 2022

China - Bone Cowrie Moneta Jun 27, 2022

St. Lambert - Liege 1686 … Countries; OB: ANNIVERSARIVM; skull & crossed bones - 1686. RX: ECCLESI LEODI; crossed bones with … 21mm, 4.8g). Dated 1686. Two bones crossed in saltire; flame above and below … Moneta Jul 20, 2006

China - Round & Domed Shell Imitation Cowrie … ochre and ochre covered bone remains. I can imagine this was done to symbolically … Hartill # 1.2 (except shell rather than bone). Moneta Library has articles on Cowries … Moneta May 3, 2022

Zhou Silver covered Cowrie … imitations were made of various materials: bone, stone, jade, clay, bronze, and even silver … Moneta Mar 19, 2023

China - Shell imitation cowrie … Hartill 1.2 (except shell rather than bone); 27.3 x 19.5 mm. Likely fresh water … Moneta May 3, 2022

U.K. & U.S.A - Kentucky Half Penny 1796 … inches high, with high cheek bones, of rather genteel appearance, has a little … Moneta Aug 31, 2018

Ceramic Clay Cowrie … grave article. Later during Zhou dynasty, bone, pottery and bronze imitation cowries were made … Moneta Jun 30, 2012

Cypraea moneta cowrie- fresh (now Monetaria moneta) … that imitations made of stone, jade, bone, and bronze came to be used also … Moneta Sep 8, 2007