Cleaned scallop shell cup. For garden design the shells have been extensively used in shell grottos, and path edging as "pretty maids all in a row ! "

Price shown per kg

Shell size: Shells are between 8 to 12 cm across.

Shell Quantity: 100kg is likely to contain in excess of 1700 shells.

Description & Application:
Natural UK sourced and cleaned scallop shell cup. (Surprisingly the other half to a scallop flat) For garden design the shells have been extensively used in shell grottos, and path edging as "pretty maids all in a row ! "

Shells have been cleaned but should not be used for baking or food presentation.

Background: Scallops are marine bi-valves found in all the world's oceans. In total there are some 350 species many of them being highly prized as a food source.
Scallops are active swimmers and actually migrate the oceans.

Scallop Shells in History: The scallop shell is the traditional emblem of Saint James. Medieval Christians making the pilgrimage to the apostle's shrine at Santiago de Compostela in Spain carried a scallop shell and would present themselves at churches, castles, abbeys etc. where they could expect to be given as much sustenance as could be picked up with one scoop.

Classification: Pecten maximus Linne