Accession No
1927.745 B
Description
Small bracelet made of copper alloy wire moulded to form a four-coiled spiral. Small penannular loop attached to the bracelet.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Balkans; ?Albania
Period
Iron Age
Source
Ridgeway, William (Professor; Sir) [collector and bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1927.745 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1927.745 A-B: 'Two spiral bronze bracelets (rings)'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Labels & Markings)
Label for 1927.745 A-B: 'These two bracelets of the Hallstatt period come from the Balkans almost certainly, as they were, along with several more of the same period, types known in the Balkans and with them a modern silver Albanian bracelet with two breasts, worn by women with babies as a milk charm. The others are in the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Auction / Sale)
William Ridgeway: 'I bought these [1927.745 A-B] 20th October 1924'
Event Date 20/10/1924
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1927.745 A-B: 'Two bronze bracelets'
Event Date 1927
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Description (Physical description)
Small bracelet made of copper alloy wire moulded to form a four-coiled spiral. Small penannular loop attached to the bracelet.
Event Date 9/4/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:311891
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