Accession No
1928.343 A-B
Description
Two spiral earrings, gold-plated with a copper alloy core. Each comprised of a length of copper alloy with four coils. The gilt has split to reveal the core beneath.
Place
Europe; Eastern Europe; Hungary; Szécsény; Benczúrfalva [Dolány]
Period
?Bronze Age Migration Period
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1928.343 A-B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; ?Bronze; Gold; Copper Alloy
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Auction / Sale)
Catalogue card: 'B[ough]t by donor in Budapest.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Said to have been found with 1928.344
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Two spiral ring earrings of gilt bronze.
Event Date 1928
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
These objects have previously had bronze disease which has caused the gilt bronze to split.
Event Date 20/11/2000
Author: Esther Laver
Conservation (Remedial)
CON.1974.105 | Remedial
Event Date 15/4/2020
Author: Kirstie French
Description (Physical description)
Two spiral earrings, gold-plated with a copper alloy core. Each comprised of a length of copper alloy with four coils. The gilt has split to reveal the core beneath.
Event Date 17/5/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:49170
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