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bead
Object Type
bead
Museum number
1896,0201.17
Description
Hollow cylindrical gold bead, hammered from a sheet of metal and soldered at the edges; a suspension ring made from gold wire is soldered on each end of the cylinder; sides slightly crushed.
Cultures/periods
Late Cypriot
(LC II-III)
Production date
1450BC-1050BC
Production place
Made in:
Cyprus
(?)
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Turner Bequest Excavations, Curium
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Episkopi-Bamboula
, 'Site D', tomb 43
Materials
gold
Technique
hammered
soldered
Dimensions
Length:
1.20 centimetres
Weight:
0.25 grammes
Weight:
4 grains
Curator's comments
See L. Åström, SCE IV/1D, pp. 505 & 576 for other examples and contexts of this type.
Bibliographic references
Jewellery / Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, in the Departments of Antiquities, British Museum.
(806)
Murray, Smith and Walters 1900 / Excavations in Cyprus
(p. 79, Tomb 43, no. 2)
SCE IV/1D / The Swedish Cyprus Expedition. Vol. IV. Part 1D. The Late Cypriot Bronze Age. Other arts and crafts
(p. 505, Type 4)
Kiely 2011a / Kourion
(43.5)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
From:
Turner Bequest Excavations, Curium
Funder name
Funded by:
Emma Tourner Turner
(bequest)
Acquisition date
1896
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1896,0201.17