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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;shamster, post: 11230905, member: 85821&quot;]Another page on GGTS from a Japanese museum. Note the Japanese description has more information not mentioned in English text:</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>A large coiled shell from the family Ryutensae. It is heavy and firm, and both the shell height and shell diameter reach about 20 centimeters. The spiral tower is conical, and there is a knotted spiral rib on the shoulder. The shell is round and the inner surface has a strong pearly luster. It is mainly distributed in the Okinawa Islands, Taiwan, Hainan Island, the Philippine Islands, the Palau Islands, and the Pacific and Indian Oceans off the coast of northern Australia. Most of the raden used in musical instruments, mirrors, and furnishings among the Shoso-in treasures are made of yakougai.</i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]538954[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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