Shell decoration, Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, Lattara

Horse decoration made from clam shells, 1st century BC, on the floor of a reconstructed house, in the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, an archaeology museum at Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13564613

Media ID

45388768

Size

7087px x 4725px (16.3MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen

Date

2009