Conch Sea shell - Strombus gigas
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Selected by Ruth Garrido Vila
Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
Estimate € 200 - € 220
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Description from the seller
Shell Strombus gigas (Lobatus gigas, lambi, or queen conch)
A species of marine mollusk found in the equatorial and tropical zones of the western Atlantic, notably in the Caribbean and Florida.
Its shell and the pearls it can produce are used for decoration and making objects such as jewelry, especially the very rare pink pearl (about one pink pearl per thousand lambis).
Pre-Columbian Andean populations already consumed it at the time, and used it as a signaling horn ("pututo").
Shells are frequently found near ceramic sherds by archaeologists, including in Martinique.
Lobatus gigas is a prized delicacy in the Antilles, as valued and luxurious as lobster. In the French Antilles, its culinary name is "lambi". (naturalia: animalia.)
Height: 15 cm
Width: 23 cm
Weight: 750 grams
In superb condition
Shell Strombus gigas (Lobatus gigas, lambi, or queen conch)
A species of marine mollusk found in the equatorial and tropical zones of the western Atlantic, notably in the Caribbean and Florida.
Its shell and the pearls it can produce are used for decoration and making objects such as jewelry, especially the very rare pink pearl (about one pink pearl per thousand lambis).
Pre-Columbian Andean populations already consumed it at the time, and used it as a signaling horn ("pututo").
Shells are frequently found near ceramic sherds by archaeologists, including in Martinique.
Lobatus gigas is a prized delicacy in the Antilles, as valued and luxurious as lobster. In the French Antilles, its culinary name is "lambi". (naturalia: animalia.)
Height: 15 cm
Width: 23 cm
Weight: 750 grams
In superb condition
Details
Era
1900-2000
Specimen
Conch
Scientific name
Strombus gigas
No. of items
1
Country of origin
Antilles
Condition
Good condition
Year
1970
Weight
750 g
Authenticity
Original/official
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