Accession No

1926.137


Description

Copper alloy bracelet. Circular cross-section, flattened at each end, with circular protrusions shortly before each end. One end curves outwards and is broken off; the other is broken off before the curve. Penannular, previously with a hook-and-eye fastening.


Place

Europe; Western Europe; France; Brittany; Morbihan; Saint Nicolas-des-Eaux


Period

?Bronze Age ?Early Iron Age


Source

Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [donor]; Aveneau de la Grancière, Paul (Comte) [collector]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1926.137; 35


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; ?Bronze; Copper Alloy


Local Term


Measurements

65mm


Events

Context (Display)
Previously mounted on patterned paper-wrapped display board with handwritten label: '?EARLY IRON AGE BRONZE BRACELET SAINT-NICHOLAS-DES-EAUX, MORBIHAN, BRITTANY. CLARKE GIFT.'
Event Date
Author: Esther Laver


Context (Related Documents)
Label as follows: '35 Bracelet ouvert en bronze. Tige massive et aplatie aux extremites tres rapproches formant boucle et crochet. La tige est ornamentee. Trouve a Saint Nicolas-des-Eaux, Morbihan, 1909.'
[Label not seen, 11/04/2024]
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Auction / Sale)
Bought by the donor from the collection of the Comte Aveneau de la Granciere
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Collected in 1909
Event Date 1909
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Bronze bracelet. Circular section, flattened at each end. Penannular, hook-and-eye fastening.
Event Date 1926
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy bracelet. Circular cross-section, flattened at each end, with circular protrusions shortly before each end. One end curves outwards and is broken off; the other is broken off before the curve. Penannular, previously with a hook-and-eye fastening.
Event Date 11/4/2024
Author: Esther Laver


FM:49509

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