bracelet
- Museum number
- 2010,8032.4
- Description
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Gold bracelet made up of eight strands of twisted gold wire fused together longitudinally. It has been coiled five times into a spiral and on the outer coil, close to the terminal, there is a 21.38mm length where 2 wires have separated from the main body of the bracelet. This break reveals regularly positioned grey marks indicating the original soldering positions. At both ends of the bracelet there are flat rectangular gold terminals which enclose and secure the eight wires.
- Production date
- 1300BC-1100BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 29.05 millimetres (coiled)
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Length: 258.30 millimetres (uncoiled)
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Weight: 9.20 grammes
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Width: 26 millimetres (coiled)
- Curator's comments
- It closely resembles 2010,8032.7 and is made like the six wired Middle Bronze Age (Penard 1300-1150BC) bracelet from Burton in Wrexham (Gwilt, Lodwick and Davis 2004,7 unpublished report prior to publication in Treasure Annual Report 2004 page 198 figs 485)
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Two wires have separated from the main body of the bracelet.
- Acquisition date
- 2007
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 2010,8032.4
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 0707080004 (artefact reference)
