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necklace
;
clasp
Object Type
necklace
clasp
Museum number
1981,0505.6
Description
Necklace clasp or link; gold; cylindrical; embossed with vegetal ornament.
Cultures/periods
Early Byzantine
Production date
7thC
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Karpas Peninsula
Materials
gold
Technique
embossed
Dimensions
Diameter:
10 millimetres
Length:
31 millimetres
Curator's comments
See also 1981,0505.1-5
Bibliographic references
Entwistle 2010 / Notes on Selected Recent Acquisitions of Byzantine Jewellery at the British Museum
(43)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
James R Ogden & Sons
Acquisition date
1981
Acquisition notes
Found just before 1914 by Grandfather of vendor; Ogden acting for Australian owner.
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1981,0505.6
Conservation
Treatment
: 17 Aug 1984