Back shell of a hawksbill turtle, with large shell scales (tortoiseshell) that overlap like roof tiles, size approx. 35 cm. This armor has now been used as a sound box for a lyre (see also Marion Michael and Sebastiano Goio). [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: artefact   |   Material: Schildpatt Präparate   |   Country of origin: Bavaria, Germany | Similar pieces