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


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