Accession No

1927.1245 A


Description

Copper alloy brooch with flat, rectangular foot decorated with lightly incised zigzags and terminating in the catchplate. Bow is parallel to the pin and has two convex discs, each decorated with parallel grooved lines and lightly incised zigzags.


Place

Europe; Southern Europe; Greece; Laconia


Period

Iron Age Geometric Period Early


Source

Ridgeway, William (Prof.; Sir) [bequeather]; ?Currely


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1927.1245 A


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze


Local Term


Measurements

69mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
A: Bronze fibula with unilateral coils, from which the bow rises vertically, and then bends at right angles to run parallel with the foot; bow expanded and undulating, decorated with incised lines; square flat foot-plate similarly decorated. Boeotian derivative.
B: Finger-ring of bronze, spiral pattern
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
A: labelled " Laconia 1910 Currely" . B: Labelled " Laconia. Bo. Currely" Collected in 1910; Ref. Plate: 116 : c
Event Date 1910
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy brooch with flat, rectangular foot decorated with lightly incised zigzags and terminating in the catchplate. Bow is parallel to the pin and has two convex discs, each decorated with parallel grooved lines and lightly incised zigzags.
Event Date 13/5/2025
Author: Lily Pencliffe


FM:49023

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