Antique carved cowrie shell souvenir from Yevpatoria, Crimea, dated 1899.
An unusual late 19th-century souvenir made from a large natural cowrie shell. The front has a hand-carved Cyrillic inscription:
“ЕВПАТОРІЯ 1899 г.”
(Yevpatoria, 1899)
The shell is additionally decorated with an ornamental monogram/design above the inscription.
An interesting surviving piece of Russian Empire-era Crimea travel and souvenir history, dating to the final years of the 19th century.
Date: 1899
Place: Yevpatoria, Crimea
Period: Russian Empire
Material: Natural cowrie shell
Weight: approx. 102 g
Decoration: Hand-carved inscription and ornament
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