LOT #19145. Quite a rare souvenir - Tsipreya with a commemorative image / inscription "Andreevsky Liman 1906" made by carving the inscription on the shell, in memory of the stay (treatment) in the Odessa dispensary Anreevsky Liman in 1906. Material: Natural shell - Tsipreya (Tiger Shells cypraeas are one of the most common souvenirs brought by vacationers from the resorts of the Black Sea coast). Size: 8 x 6 x 4 cm. Condition - Excellent. Tags: Pre-revolutionary Odessa souvenir.
P.S. Kuyalnitsky estuary (ukr. Kuyalnitsky estuary; until 1917 Andreevsky estuary) is an estuary 3 km northwest of the coast of the Odessa Bay of the Black Sea, 8 km from the center of Odessa. The area of the estuary is 56–60 km², the length is 28 km, and the maximum width is 3 km. The average depth is about 1 m. It is separated from the sea by a sandy barrier up to 3 km wide. The salinity of the water is currently over 300 ppm. The river Bolshoy Kuyalnik flows into the estuary. The lowest point of Ukraine is located in the Kuyalnitsky Estuary area: minus 5 meters from sea level.
The name, according to some researchers, is associated with a high concentration of salt in the water of the estuary and comes from the Turkic word "kuyanlyk" (thick).
