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Maker(s):not applicable
Culture:not applicable
Title:Cypraea - Eyed Cowry
Type:Zoology
Measurements:Overall: 1 7/16 in x 3 3/16 in x 1 11/16 in; 3.7 cm x 8.1 cm x 4.3 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK X.B.17.a.3
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
Cypraea argus (Linnaeus). Two specimens. Indian Ocean. Shell marked with many brown "eyes" as was Juno's peacock.

Tags:
natural history

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