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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spasić-Đurić Dragana Lj.
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Institute of Archaeology, Belgrade, Serbia 2017-01-01
Series:Starinar
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0241/2017/0350-02411767075S.pdf