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ring
;
pommel
(?)
Object Type
ring
pommel
(?)
Museum number
1921,1208.7
Description
Gold sheet annular ring, possibly a pommel. The beaten body is decorated by three incised groves.
Cultures/periods
Late Bronze Age
(Bronce Final)
Production date
900BC-700BC
(circa)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Abia de la Obispalia
, Found in a cave near to Abia de la Obispalia though there are no further details.
(Abia de la Obispalia hoard)
Materials
gold
Technique
beaten
incised
Dimensions
Diameter:
33 millimetres
Weight:
3 grammes
Width:
6 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Almagro Gorbea 1974 / Orfebrería del Bronce Final en la Península Ibérica. El tesoro de Abia de la Obispalía, la orfebrería tipo Villena y Los cuencos de Axtroki
Murgia et al 2014 / European Bronze Age Gold in the British Museum
(3.11.2.7)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 2009 30 Dec-2010 21 Mar, Spain, Alicante, Archaeological Museum of Alicante, In the confines of Agar: a culture of the Bronze Age in Alicante
Condition
One edge of the ring has been bent at 90 degrees to the body.There are several cracks in the body.
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Ronaldo y Bonilla
Acquisition date
1921
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1921,1208.7