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ear-ring
(?)
;
hair-ring
(?)
Object Type
ear-ring
(?)
hair-ring
(?)
Museum number
133531
Description
Gold and bronze ear-ring or hair-ring. Sheet gold over bronze core in single spiral, the ends of which taper and are twisted around the shoulders of the ring. Between the parts which overlap is soldered a ribbed, gold-plated bronze rod.
Cultures/periods
Phoenician
Production date
5thC BC-3rdC BC
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Tharros
, Grave 12
Materials
gold
bronze
Technique
gold-plated
Dimensions
Diameter:
3.10 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Barnett & Mendleson 1987a / Tharros; A Catalogue of Material in the British Museum from Phoenician and other Tombs at Tharros, Sardinia
(12/12)
Jewellery / Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, in the Departments of Antiquities, British Museum.
(1532)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 1991 22 Mar-21 Apr, Italy, Rome, Head Office of the Fondazione Oriele Sotgiu, I Gioielli Di Tharros 1990 13 Dec-1991 22 Mar, Italy, Oristano, Museo Archeologico Antiquarium Arborense (Palazzo Parpaglia), I Gioielli Di Tharros
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Barbetti
Acquisition date
1856
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
133531
Registration number
1856,1223.942