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bracelet
Object Type
bracelet
Museum number
1889,0704.170.a-b
Description
Copper alloy spiral bracelet with number 1889.0704.170a has a round cross-section and a circular shape with three layers of cord forming the spiral. Number 1889.0704.170b is a copper alloy spiral bracelet with a round cross-section although irregular in some areas probably due to corrosion of the metal. The bracelet has a circular shape with three layers of cord forming the spiral with one of the extremities bent.
Cultures/periods
Middle Bronze Age
Production date
1850BC-1550BC
(Potentially El Argar B)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
El Argar
, Grave 51
Materials
copper alloy
Technique
coiled (metalwork)
Dimensions
Diameter:
40.40 - 43.70 millimetres
(bracelet b)
Diameter:
42.30 - 47 millimetres
(bracelet a)
Weight:
14.80 grammes
(bracelet a)
Weight:
14.30 grammes
(bracelet b)
Thickness:
3.10 millimetres
(maximum - bracelet b)
Thickness:
3.70 millimetres
(maximum- bracelet a)
Bibliographic references
Siret & Siret 1890 / Las Primeras Edades del Metal en el Sudeste de España
(Plate 42, 43; Text p.192,193,199,480)
Schubart & Ulreich 1991 / Die Funde der südostspanischen Bronzezeit aus der Sammlung Siret
(Plate 6: Fig. 51 a-d; Text: p.72,73)
Raposo 2012 / The Prehistory of South-East Spain: The Siret Collection in the British Museum
(4.3.2.2)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
H Siret
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1889,0704.170.a-b