the 7000 year old necklace with obsidian beads and cowrie shells from halaf period

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The 7000 year old Necklace with Obsidian beads and cowrie shells from Halaf period

Six lozenge shaped obsidian beads, and one of dark clay which seems to imitate obsidian, also 16 cowrie shells and one label shaped dark grey limestone pendant. This necklace is made from exotic goods : obsidian beads from Turkey one of them made of dark clay and cowrie shells from the Persian Gulf, originally coloured with red ochre.