A Loggerhead "Blonde" Turtle Shell, probably early 19th century, attractively marked, surface worn and patinated, 60cm long, 48cm wide (on the right side there is a partly "healed" concave section missing, almost certainly the result of a shark bite) See illustration

Listed Cites Appendix II Annex A. As this specimen is pre-1947 no Article 10 is required.

Blonde turtle shells are often mistaken as albino, but the paleness is due to the shell having had the skeats (thin membrane known as tortoiseshell) removed.