Accession No
1923.248
Description
Late Hallstatt copper alloy spiral disc with bracing band, possibly from a spectacle brooch. Spiral formed from single coil of wire with circular cross-section and even thickness throughout; flat band of copper alloy with border of raised dots partially encircles the disc, secured at the centre by an iron rivet; section of band on the reverse is broken off and missing; the presence of a second band, rotated ninety degrees and now lost, is suggested by the pattern of corrosion on the reverse face of the disc.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Italy; Lanuvium; Civita Lavinia
Period
Early Iron Age
Source
Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1923.248
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
89mm x 89mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Found at Civita Lavinia (Lanuvium) with fragments of armour, etc.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Related Documents)
Rectangular handwritten label with squared corners reads: 'Ancient Military ornament found at Civita Lavinia (Lanuvium) with fragments of armour, etc.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Bronze disc of spirally wound wire, strengthened by a flat band
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Late Hallstatt copper alloy spiral disc with bracing band, possibly from a spectacle brooch. Spiral formed from single coil of wire with circular cross-section and even thickness throughout; flat band of copper alloy with border of raised dots partially encircles the disc, secured at the centre by an iron rivet; section of band on the reverse is broken off and missing; the presence of a second band, rotated ninety degrees and now lost, is suggested by the pattern of corrosion on the reverse face of the disc.
Event Date 20/3/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
FM:49624
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