The cowroid (or cauroid[1]) was an ancient Egyptian seal-amulet that imitated the cowrie shell.[2]
- ^ Steymans, Hans Ulrich; Quick, Laura; Vayntrub, Jacqueline (2024-11-28). Ancient Near Eastern Iconography and the Bible: Erwin Panofsky and Othmar Keel in Dialogue. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-567-69183-5.
- ^ Benge, Elizabeth (2023-10-03). "The Ocean's Currency: Cowrie Shells in African Art". Art Institute Chicago.