This double bottle depicts two Spondylus clams or "Mullu", as they were coomonly called. Spondylus clams have a pink shell which was used in jewellery for pectorals, bracelets ad other ornaments. However, they were apreciated not only for their beaut but also because of their sacred value: Spondylus clams live in warm waters, in Ecuador , an only appear in the northern coast of Peru during "El Niño" years, when the rains come and there are good crops. So, Spondylus were a symbol of fertility and abundance and that's why they became sacred.
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