It appears to be a blister pearl. The pearl has grown attached to the shell. Blisters are not considered very valuable. Whole pearls, detached from the shell, are valuable.
This photo seems a bit out of focus, but seems a lustrous and pretty blister pearl with a fun story! Perhaps the edge could be smoothed a little and a hole drilled to make into a pendant?
This photo seems a bit out of focus, but seems a lustrous and pretty blister pearl with a fun story! Perhaps the edge could be smoothed a little and a hole drilled to make into a pendant?
The blister is a cluster of smaller pearls in a very attractive and symmetrical pattern. It would justify a more involved setting such as this Pinctada Maculata shell with comparatively ugly blister. (My wife wears the polished back side forward.)